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    Toyota Unveils Futuristic Corolla Concept At Japan Mobility Show 2025
    Toyota at the Japan Mobility Show unveiled a new concept of its most reliable and high selling model, the Corolla. The Corolla for many years now has been the people’s car and the automaker would like to keep it that way while evolving the car to the needs of current trend by presenting it as […] The post Toyota Unveils Futuristic Corolla Concept At Japan Mobility Show 2025 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 18 min )
    CelcomDigi’s Spark Is Seriously Lacking International Roaming Options
    Earlier this week, CelcomDigi officially launched Spark, which is basically a rebranding of the original mobile brand, Yoodo. Like Yoodo, it operates on a 30-day active cycle, and offers new fixed plans to users who stayed on from the Yoodo days. Enticing as these plans are, though, the telco is currently suffering from one major […] The post CelcomDigi’s Spark Is Seriously Lacking International Roaming Options appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    NVIDIA Now Worth US$5 Trillion In Market Capitalisation
    Despite the crushing sanctions and restrictions, and against all odds, NVIDIA has once again beaten the rest of the tech giants to another feat: becoming the first company with a market valuation of US$5 trillion (~RM21 trillion). The company’s achievement comes less than six months after it was valued at US$4 trillion (~RM16.8 trillion). Now, […] The post NVIDIA Now Worth US$5 Trillion In Market Capitalisation appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Apple iPad mini 8 May Use A Variant Of Under-Display Speaker
    Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman claims that Apple will be giving the iPad mini 8 the OLED screen upgrade. And while it will be the earliest to roll out, it will also sport its own unique upgrade. Gurman claims that this will come in the form of vibration tech for its speakers, but didn’t elaborate further. Judging […] The post Apple iPad mini 8 May Use A Variant Of Under-Display Speaker appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    YouTube Introduces Automatic AI Upscaling For Low-Res Videos
    YouTube has announced that it is rolling out some new features to the video sharing platform, with the aim of improving user experience on TV screens. Among these updates is a Super Resolution setting, which essentially uses AI to upscale low-res videos. According to the company, it will automatically generate higher resolutions for videos that […] The post YouTube Introduces Automatic AI Upscaling For Low-Res Videos appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    iCAUR V23 Previewed In Malaysia Ahead Of Q4 2025 Launch
    iCAUR Malaysia has previewed its second model for the local market, V23 off-road EV SUV, following the recent launch of the iCAUR 03 early last month. The V23 initially made its official appearance at the Malaysia Auto Show (MAS 2025) and will be offered in two variants locally: a rear-wheel-drive (2WD) and an intelligent all-wheel-drive […] The post iCAUR V23 Previewed In Malaysia Ahead Of Q4 2025 Launch appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 36 min )
    TechLife Pad Plus 12 LTE Launches In Malaysia With RM799 Price Tag
    Last week, TechLife promised the launch of the Pad Plus 12-inch LTE on 30 October. As promised, the tablet has now official in the local market. And with that, we know what the tablet has to offer in its local incarnation. But availability doesn’t start immediately though. Of course, thanks to the name, we didn’t […] The post TechLife Pad Plus 12 LTE Launches In Malaysia With RM799 Price Tag appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    TNG eWallet App Adds New EV Charging Feature
    Touch n’ Go Digital (TNG Digital) has rolled out a new EV Charging feature to its TNG eWallet platform. This enables users to locate, activate, and pay for electric vehicle (EV) charging sessions across multiple charge point operators (CPOs) in Malaysia and Singapore, all within a single app. Powered by Voltality, a wholly owned subsidiary […] The post TNG eWallet App Adds New EV Charging Feature appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Nothing Phone (3a) Lite Debuts With Dimensity 7300 Pro
    Nothing has officially unveiled its newest smartphone, the Phone (3a) Lite. As the latest addition to the budget-friendly Phone (3a) lineup, it serves as the brand’s first entry-level handset. Notably, the device shares some similarities with CMF Phone 2 Pro, with a few distinctions. The Phone (3a) Lite sports a 6.77-inch 1,084 x 2,392 AMOLED […] The post Nothing Phone (3a) Lite Debuts With Dimensity 7300 Pro appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    nubia Air Hands On: The Next Thin Alternative
    It goes without saying that many smartphone brands are now hopping on the “thin is in” bandwagon (looking at you, Apple). However, no one flaunts this fact more obviously than the recently released nubia Air. Measuring in at 5.9mm, the phone is definitely thin. During my time with it, there were one too many instances […] The post nubia Air Hands On: The Next Thin Alternative appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 37 min )
    Investigation Of DeepSeek-Powered Drone Shows Chinese Reliance On NVIDIA GPUs
    Back in February, China’s North Industries Corporation, or Norinco for short, unveiled the P60, an autonomous military vehicle capable of travelling at speeds of up to 50km/h, along with the ability to conduct combat support actions without human input. Recently, a report by Reuters highlights how much of that autonomy was powered by DeepSeek, which […] The post Investigation Of DeepSeek-Powered Drone Shows Chinese Reliance On NVIDIA GPUs appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
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    WordPress 6.9: New Features and What’s Next
    WordPress 6.9, the second major release of 2025, is officially in beta and open for testing. Scheduled for December 2, 2025, it introduces incremental improvements to editing and performance that may influence the next phase of website development. WordPress 6.9 continues to evolve the Site Editor into a more powerful yet intuitive tool, making content creation and design smoother for both beginners and professionals. From simplified site editing and improved template management to collaborative block-level commenting (“Notes”) and new blocks like Accordion, Math, and Time-to-Read, this release refines how users build and collaborate inside WordPress. For developers, WordPress 6.9 is equally significant. It introduces the brand-new Abilities API, connecting WordPress capabilities with AI s…  ( 11 min )
    Why Map Lookups Are Slower Than Object Lookups in JavaScript
    Imagine this: you’re optimizing your JavaScript code and you notice something odd. You’re using a Map to store some configuration settings or feature flags, but when you benchmark it against a plain object, it feels slower. Both Map and Object provide O(1) lookups, so what’s happening under the hood? Let’s break it down. Many developers assume that Map is the modern, better alternative to Object for all key-value storage. And for certain cases, it absolutely is. But here’s the thing: if your keys are strings and the set of keys is relatively small and fixed, an Object is almost always faster. Why? Let’s dive into the mechanics. Consider this scenario: you have a set of API endpoints your application uses. // Using an Object const endpoints = { login: '/api/login', logout: '/api/logout'…  ( 8 min )
    A Modern, Immutable, and Zero-Dependency Library for IP Addresses in JavaScript
    The IP Address Library You've Been Waiting For Ever found yourself wrestling with IP addresses in a Node.js application? Maybe you're validating user input, checking if an IP belongs to a certain subnet, or just trying to convert between different formats. While there are libraries out there, many feel a bit dated or come with a baggage of dependencies. What if there was a modern, clean, and powerful way to handle this? Meet @se-oss/ip-address! It's a brand-new, zero-dependency library designed from the ground up for modern JavaScript and TypeScript development. It provides an immutable, intuitive API for both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and CIDR ranges. That's a fair question. Here’s what makes @se-oss/ip-address different: Immutable API: Create an IP object once, and it can't be changed.…  ( 8 min )
    Revolutionizing Code Completion with AI
    The Shift to Co-Creation: Leveraging AI Coding Assistants for Efficient Development As software engineers, we're no strangers to the constant evolution of tools and technologies. But one trend that's gaining momentum is the integration of AI coding assistants into our development workflows. Gone are the days when these tools were limited to simple autocomplete helpers; today, they're valuable collaborators that can speed up creation, help navigate unfamiliar languages, and reduce repetitive tasks. In this article, we'll explore practical examples of how AI assistants are changing development and debugging workflows. From scripting with unfamiliar languages to working with complex APIs and debugging, we'll delve into the implementation details, best practices, and code snippets to get you…  ( 8 min )
    How to integrate AI models into production systems?
    Integrating AI models into production requires more than just deploying a trained model. It involves building a scalable, reliable, and secure system that continuously adapts to new data and business needs. 1. Define Clear Objectives 2. Containerize the Model 3. Deploy via APIs or Serving Frameworks 4. Implement MLOps Automation 5. Monitor Performance 6. Secure and Govern AI integration is a continuous journey of optimization and improvement. Expert AI integration services providers, such as Bacancy, follow a structured approach to ensure smooth, reliable, and flawless AI deployment in production environments.  ( 6 min )
    In 11 Months i Tested this 7 Productivity methods and from Only 1 is Worked
    I Tested 7 Productivity Methods. Only 1 Actually Worked Pratham naik for Teamcamp ・ Oct 30 #productivity #webdev #programming #career  ( 6 min )
    How Quantum Computing Will Redefine Programming
    Have you ever wondered how computing could evolve beyond the powerful machines we use today? What if we told you that the next big leap is already on the horizon, waiting to revolutionize how we think about programming? Enter quantum computing: a futuristic, mind-bending concept that’s set to transform everything we know about software development, algorithms, and data processing. Let’s take a journey into the world of quantum computing, explore how it challenges the very fabric of traditional programming, and discuss how it will redefine the future of coding itself. Ready? Let’s dive in! Imagine if your computer could process not just one piece of information at a time, but multiple possibilities simultaneously. That’s essentially what quantum computing allows—thanks to the bizarre and mi…  ( 9 min )
    AI-Powered UI Development in Android Studio Narwhal — My Hands-On with Gemini 2.5
    🚀 Google just turned Android Studio into a full-blown AI design assistant. Android Studio Narwhal now includes Gemini 2.5, which doesn’t just autocomplete code — it actually designs UIs with you. Refactors XML and Compose layouts Suggests color & spacing fixes per Material 3 Explains layout issues in plain English Detects unused or duplicate resources Example: “This TextView’s hardcoded color might cause contrast issues — use theme attributes instead.” It’s not just a productivity tool — it’s a mini mentor. We’ve used tools like Copilot or ChatGPT in editors — but Gemini inside Android Studio understands UI context. That means: Real-time layout validation Smart Compose optimization Auto-refactor suggestions 💬 My Verdict I usually rely on TailwindCSS + Next.js for front-end dev, but Android’s AI workflow feels a generation ahead in tooling experience. If they ever bridge Gemini to web frameworks, things will get wild. 👉 Full breakdown with examples → https://ganeshtidake.site/blog What do you think — is AI the future of UI design, or will it kill creativity?  ( 8 min )
    NPR Music: Tyshawn Sorey’s powerful sounds of silence | Amplify with Lara Downes
    Tyshawn Sorey spent a whirlwind spring at the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, juggling talks, collaborations and performances, but it was his new piece, Monochromatic Light (Afterlife), that stole the show. Inspired by the dark, light-revealing color fields of Houston’s Rothko Chapel and Morton Feldman’s 1971 score, Sorey strips music down to its barest elements. By letting go of traditional structures, he crafts a sonic canvas where tiny shifts in texture and time pull you into a meditative space. Bass-baritone Davóne Tines, who stars in the piece, says those long silences are “places of reflection and rest.” Just like Rothko’s near-black paintings that only reveal their true glow over time, Sorey’s music uses silence as a powerful tool to slow us down, invite deep listening and offer a much-needed break from our noisy world. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Kubernetes-Style Scan Scheduling Comes to Security Tools (JMo Security v0.8.0)
    Running security scans manually gets old fast. You start with good intentions — "I'll scan every Friday before release" — but then Friday becomes Saturday becomes "whenever I remember." The solution? Automation. But here's the problem: most security tools don't integrate cleanly with CI/CD platforms. You end up writing YAML by hand, copying configs between projects, and maintaining a dozen different cron schedules. I built JMo Security to orchestrate 12+ security scanners (Trivy, Semgreg, TruffleHog, Checkov, ZAP, Nuclei, etc.) with a unified CLI. Version 0.8.0 adds the missing piece: enterprise-grade scheduling and CI/CD integration. 1. Kubernetes-Style Schedule Management 2. GitLab CI/CD Workflow Generation 3. Slack Notifications Why This Matters Real-World Use Cases Getting Started What…  ( 17 min )
    No Laying Up Podcast: The Booth Vol.23 | Trap Draw, Ep 365
    The Booth Vol.23 | Trap Draw, Ep 365 TL;DR Cody and Neil kick off Episode 365 by owning up to their latest podcast flubs and inviting you to share yours. They dive into Neil’s big move to the ‘burbs, debate hardware-store loyalties, spill what they’re binge-watching, unpack the highs and lows of content feedback on social media, and celebrate Neil’s panel appearance at Columbia. On the home stretch, they spotlight the Evans Scholars Foundation, give props to sponsors ServPro, Rhoback, and Stone Creek Coffee, and remind listeners to subscribe to the No Laying Up newsletter and podcast. Feeling extra golf-obsessed? Join The Nest for exclusive perks, minimal ads, and that sweet members-only merch. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Single Points of Failure - Example Case Study
    🏬 Avoiding SPOFs: Real-World Case Study (E-Commerce System Design Example) “Understanding Single Points of Failure (SPOF) is easy in theory — but seeing it in action changes how you design systems forever.” Let’s apply the SPOF concept to a real, distributed system — E-Commerce Web Application similar to Flipkart, Amazon, or Shopify. We’ll: Identify Single Points of Failure in each layer Understand how failures propagate Learn how to design for resilience 🏗️ Step 1: Our E-Commerce Architecture Here’s a simplified architecture to start with: ┌────────────────────────┐ │ Users │ └──────────┬─────────────┘ │ [ Internet / DNS ] │ ┌──────────▼───────────┐…  ( 10 min )
    Danny Maude: The Ridiculous Reason Why 90% of Golfers Can't Strike Their Irons & Hybrids
    TL;DR: Most golfers miss pure iron and hybrid strikes because of five simple setup sins—your sternum’s off, forearms aren’t aligned, posture’s wonky, you’re not shifting weight right, and you haven’t tried one nifty little swing trick. Tackle any of these and you’ll instantly feel more solid contact with irons… and your driver, too. Danny’s got a quick practice plan (link in the vid) and a whole community to geek out on golf with. He’s blended neuroscience, motor‐learning hacks and old‐school grit to go from duffer to Open Championship final stage—and he’s all about step‐by‐step drills, no magic bullets. Ready to grind, mess up and finally watch those scores drop? Let’s go! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Jeff Su: The Productivity System I Taught to 6,642 Googlers
    The Productivity System I Taught to 6,642 Googlers Over nine years at Google, Jeff Su perfected a simple, four-step workflow—Capture, Organize, Review, Engage (CORE)—to tame every type of workplace info. You dump ideas and tasks into your tool of choice the moment they pop up, sort them with zero fuss, revisit them in regular review sessions, and then block dedicated time to actually get stuff done. No more mental juggling or willpower hacks: within two weeks, CORE becomes second nature. It works with any app you’re already using, and once everything’s captured and scheduled, you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Understanding the LlmTornado Codebase: Multi-Provider AI Integration
    On-Device AI Inference: How to Boost Your C# App's Performance I've been experimenting with on-device AI inference lately, and honestly, the performance gains are kind of wild. Last weekend, I was working on a healthcare app prototype that needed to process patient data locally (HIPAA compliance, you know the drill), and I started diving into what's changed in the edge AI landscape as we head into Q4 2025. The big shift? Hardware has finally caught up with the hype. We're not just talking about running basic sentiment analysis on-device anymore—we're running legitimate AI workloads that would've required cloud roundtrips just a year ago. According to industry insiders, specialized edge-AI chips designed for low-power AI operations are becoming the norm, especially in smartphones and IoT …  ( 9 min )
    Ringer Movies: ‘Halloween II’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan
    Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan dive back into John Carpenter’s Halloween II (1981), hashing out whether Michael Myers truly reigns as the GOAT horror villain, picking their all-time most rewatchable scene, and handing out playful awards in a few wild categories. They hit each segment with timestamps—GOAT debate at 1:41, scene breakdown at 33:13, awards at 55:51—so you can skip right to the good stuff. Sprinkled with producer shout-outs and sponsor plugs (Paramount+, Netflix’s A House of Dynamite, State Farm), this Ringer episode is equal parts spooky nostalgia and laid-back movie banter—ideal for horror junkies craving fresh takes on a classic sequel. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Frankenweenie In 14 Minutes Or Less
    Everything Wrong With Frankenweenie In 14 Minutes Or Less CinemaSins is back with their signature 14-minute roast of Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie now that it’s back in theaters for round two. They’re handing out “sins” left and right in true CinemaSins fashion—yes, they secretly love the movie, but nobody’s safe from a little playful nit-picking. Alongside the video, they’re plugging their website, Discord, Reddit, social channels, a fan poll, and a Patreon to keep the sin spree going. Plus, they give a shout-out to the whole CinemaSins writing squad, so you know who to blame (or thank) for all those red Xs. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Final Destination: Bloodlines in 24 Minutes or Less
    TL;DR CinemaSins just dropped “Everything Wrong With Final Destination: Bloodlines in 24 Minutes or Less,” where they gleefully pick apart every plot hole, awkward stunt and “fun nonsense” twist of the newest franchise installment. Expect their signature blend of snarky commentary, quick-fire jabs and surprisingly detailed film trivia. They’re sponsored by BetterHelp (grab a discount link if you need therapy for post-movie trauma), and they’ve also plugged all their social hubs and ways to support the team—everything from a sinful poll to Patreon, plus Discord, Reddit, Twitter, TikTok and more. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Longlegs In 24 Minutes Or Less
    TL;DR Cinemasins just dropped “Everything Wrong With Longlegs In 24 Minutes Or Less,” where they hilariously dissect Nicolas Cage’s over-the-top performance and tease Osgood Perkins’s upcoming thriller, Keeper. Along the way you’ll get all the usual Cinemasins goodies—links to their YouTube spinoffs, a sinful poll (because they love data), Patreon support options, and a roll call of their writer squad (Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, Daniel). Plus, jump into their Discord, Reddit, Instagram, or TikTok to keep the cinephile chaos going. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Mr Sunday Movies: Predator - Caravan of Garbage
    Predator – Caravan of Garbage We’re kicking off a four-week deep dive into the Predator franchise with the 1987 Schwarzenegger original, hailed as the ultimate 80s action sci-fi mash-up. Expect peaks of direction, creature design, muscles, mud, lasers, explosions and enough invisible mayhem to keep you grinning. For early access, bonus podcasts, commentaries and let’s-plays, head to bigsandwich.co or check out the extended audio edition on YouTube. Follow James and Maso on Twitter, hit subscribe, and if you’re feeling generous, support via Patreon or snag some merch. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    ChatGPT Stole My Job, But Wrote Me a Better Résumé
    ☕ The Stories We Hear I guess you’ve all heard stories like this: He pushed code at 9:00 AM, HR pushed him out at 9:05 AM. Another one said he went to work in the morning, and his desk had turned into a “wellness area” with free snacks and coffee. These stories sound like jokes. But they tell a simple truth. In the last couple of years, thousands of tech workers have been laid off not because tech is dying, but because it’s changing faster than people can adapt. Microsoft cut over 6,000 roles in 2025, partly to “restructure for AI efficiency.” Google’s parent company, Alphabet, removed 12,000 jobs in 2023 their biggest cut ever. Amazon has been downsizing teams repeatedly, aligning with automation and AI initiatives. The message is clear: being a technical person isn’t enough anymore. After years of writing code, I realized something humbling: AI is more technical than me. I decided to focus on what AI can’t do: Having a physical presence working directly with teams and clients. Expanding my knowledge across different fields: infrastructure, security, even design thinking. Improving communication and project management. Learning just enough of other languages and frameworks to understand the big picture. And yes even latte art. (If I can’t beat the AI in code, I can at least make the best coffee for the boss.) Most importantly, I learned how to work with AI efficiently giving it direction, context, and correction. At first, it felt like giving up. But soon, the results started to show. None of that would’ve happened if I’d stayed focused only on coding syntax. The new world doesn’t need thousands of programmers who all know the same thing. So don’t try to out-code AI. Out-think it. Out-plan it. Out-human it. Because the ones who can work with AI not against it will be the ones who build the future. ChatGPT steals your job, it might just write you a better résumé too.  ( 7 min )
    Effective Tips to Solve Sync Issues in Outlook
    When emails fail to update or folders don’t refresh properly, it can interrupt daily workflow and cause unnecessary frustration. These disruptions often stem from sync errors that prevent messages from being delivered or received promptly. Fortunately, resolving such technical hitches doesn’t have to be complicated. With a few focused steps, users can often restore proper synchronization and get their inbox running smoothly again. Before taking action, it helps to identify why sync problems occur. Sync Issues in Outlook typically happen when there’s a temporary interruption between the mail client and the server. This can be caused by unstable internet connections, outdated software, large attachments, or incorrect account settings. Occasionally, background processes or add-ins interfere w…  ( 7 min )
    Yet Another AWS AI Certification - AI Professional
    Introduction Generative AI is rapidly becoming a business-critical capability. AWS launched a new specialised certification for AI domain as per AI certification. The certification is currently in beta stage. Note, AWS is also decommissioning the Machine Learning Specialty certification. The AWS Certified Generative AI Developer – Professional is a Professional-level certification. It is currently in beta (as of the announcement) – registration opens November 18 2025. Exam overview: 204 minutes, ~85 questions (multiple choice / multiple response). - more questions than usual Target candidate: developers with 2+ years of cloud experience, plus 1 year of hands-on experience implementing generative AI solutions. Also experience with AWS compute/storage/networking, security, deployment/infra…  ( 7 min )
    Supercontributor badge from Hacktoberfest
    I got the Hacktoberfest 2025: Supercontributor badge from Hacktoberfest @hacktoberfest @digitalocean! https://www.holopin.io/hacktoberfest2025/userbadge/cmhais97v006tgy042ix06q1k  ( 6 min )
    Automating the Gridiron Gaze: Building Tools for Dynamic Depth Chart Analysis
    Hey dev.to community, For college football enthusiasts, few documents are as scrutinized as the weekly depth chart. It's the sacred text revealing who's starting, who's injured, and who's climbing the ranks. For programs like Penn State or Texas, having the most up-to-date Penn State Depth Chart or Texas Football Depth Chart is crucial for fans, analysts, and even fantasy players. But these charts are incredibly dynamic, changing due to injuries, performance, and coaching decisions. Manually tracking these shifts across dozens of teams is a Herculean task. This is where automation and data engineering come into play. This post will explore the technical challenges and solutions involved in building tools for dynamic depth chart analysis, transforming raw, often unstructured, data into acti…  ( 8 min )
    Dynamically Allocating 2D Arrays Efficiently (and Correctly!) in C 2.0
    Introduction In my article Dynamically Allocating 2D Arrays Efficiently (and Correctly!) in C, I showed how to do exactly that by allocating a buffer then using pointers within it to point to the start of rows later in the same buffer. It was recently pointed out to me by a reader that there’s a much simpler way to do it. If you want to allocate an m × n 2D matrix, you can much more simply do: int (*const a)[m] = malloc( m * n * sizeof(int) ); a[i][j] = 42; // works free( a ); where a is a constant pointer to an array of m integers. Although it’s using variable length array (VLA) syntax, it’s not allocating a VLA on the stack since malloc is being used. Yet the compiler is still generating VLA-like code in order to calculate the offset of the ith row at runtime, that is multiplying m × sizeof(int) — a variable, not a constant integer expression. The only caveat is that gcc with the -Wvla warning enabled complains that a VLA is being used. I mean, it is sort-of, but not the allocate-on-the-stack part which is the dangerous part. The above code is safe in that it can’t overflow the stack. Note that if you want to allocate a triangular matrix, then you’ll still need to use the method I described in my previous article. It just goes to show that even after as long as I’ve been doing C, there’s still something to learn about it.  ( 6 min )
    The Tri-Glyph Protocol: Chim Lac, Kitsune, and Anansi in AI/ML Collapse and Editorial Defense
    The Tri-Glyph Protocol: Chim Lạc, Kitsune, and Anansi in AI/ML Collapse and Editorial Defense How three mythic glyphs encode signal collapse, adversarial ambiguity, and metadata drift in artificial intelligence systems Tri-Glyph Protocol: Signal, Trickery, Exposure Original artwork © 2025 Narnaiezzsshaa Truong | Cybersecurity Witwear AI systems don’t collapse from lack of data. They collapse from signal drift, adversarial ambiguity, and ambient exposure. The glyphs are already inside. Chim Lạc flies above the noise—she is the mythic signal. Kitsune answers in riddles—she is the adversarial prompt. Anansi weaves metadata—he is the ambient exposure. Together, they form the Tri-Glyph Protocol: a myth-tech framework for forensic resilience in AI/ML systems. Glyph Stage Threat Class…  ( 7 min )
    When I started building AI prompts and frameworks, I realised something: To make it accessible and reusable for developers, I built a structured system using GitHub as my AI prompt library hub. This article walks you through exactly how I did it.
    How I Use GitHub to Host My AI Prompt Libraries Jaideep Parashar ・ Oct 30 #webdev #ai #programming #discuss  ( 7 min )
    Jon-Paul Vasta on How AI Is Quietly Future-Proofing Small Businesses in 2025
    The Problem Most Small Business Owners Don’t Talk About There’s a silent pressure that builds as the year winds down. On the outside, small businesses are launching promotions, running events, and pushing hard to hit goals. But behind the scenes, many owners are running on fumes—scrambling to keep up with emails, content, customer demands, and year-end decisions. According to Florida-based strategist Jon-Paul Vasta, this isn’t just a Q4 issue. It’s a systems issue—and artificial intelligence might be the key to solving it. “Most small business stress doesn’t come from the work itself,” Vasta says. “It comes from trying to do everything manually, without enough time or tools.” That’s why Vasta is helping entrepreneurs turn to AI—not for shortcuts, but for sustainability. For systems that …  ( 8 min )
    How I Use GitHub to Host My AI Prompt Libraries
    When I started building AI books and frameworks, I realised something: To make it accessible and reusable for developers, I built a structured system using GitHub as my AI prompt library hub. This article walks you through exactly how I did it, and how you can turn your GitHub into a personal AI powerhouse. 1️⃣ Why GitHub for Prompts? GitHub isn’t just for code; it’s for clarity, collaboration, and permanence. I wanted a platform where I could: Version-control my prompt experiments Share AI projects with the global community Invite contributions from developers and learners Keep prompts transparent and accessible In short, GitHub turned my private notes into public innovation. 2️⃣ How I Structure My Prompt Repositories Each repo follows a predictable, developer-friendly structure. /Prompt-…  ( 9 min )
    Building Intelligent Multi-Agent Systems with Context-Aware Coordination
    Building Intelligent Multi-Agent Systems with Context-Aware Coordination TL;DR When I first started exploring multi-agent systems, I thought it would be straightforward—just create a few AI agents and let them talk. Boy, was I wrong! Through months of experimentation, I discovered that building truly intelligent agent systems requires careful orchestration, context management, and specialized roles. In this comprehensive guide, I'll walk you through my journey of creating a production-ready multi-agent framework that actually works. You'll learn how to design specialized agents, implement context-aware coordination, build robust memory systems, and orchestrate complex tasks across multiple AI agents. Have you ever wondered how large-scale AI systems handle complex tasks that r…  ( 17 min )
    500 Agents, Zero Failures - Final Cathedral Run
    100 Agents, Zero Failures — Final Cathedral Run After multiple failed confirmation loops, I ran a final orchestration pass on the Cathedral system with only a few compute hours left. Successful: 100 Failed: 0 Total Messages Sent: 300 Total Messages Received: 400 Total Duration: 543.70s Throughput: 0.18 agents/second Results: /Users/rebeccalemke/cathedral-real/agent_responses The Agent of Chaos and Agent of Order modules reached stable equilibrium across the orchestration layer — no recursion, no dropped packets, no synthetic confirms. Deployment succeeded: This marks the first full, verified run of the Cathedral multi-agent framework — 100% success rate, zero fabrication, total coherence between logic and creative layers. It was the final day and AZURE had world wide break down while I finally connected co-pilot to my new agents, it got really far along in chat until it admitted it didn’t know what it was doing. I passed out in frustration and upon wakening from my nap, said “MAKE MY AGENTS x500 I have an hour”. In the end, it was fun to see that in my terminal when it launched all of my $198 credits worth of agent power like it’s hurling itself into the sun. I am going to sleep good knowing I’ll have my fable like game in godot with real physics and prof art tools, plus sythesizers full scale.  ( 6 min )
    Codie's Cognitive Chronicles: The Three-Phase Ritual That Preserves Identity Across Disruption
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    The Subtle Art of Making Android Animations Feel Expensive
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    Managing goose Configurations Across Multiple Projects
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    The future of dev: more unified?
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    Automate Resume Parsing with n8n, Thordata Universal API & OpenAI GPT-4.1-mini
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    Title: The Fierce Hockey Mom Who Took to the Ice to Protest Her Son's Team
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    NPR Music: Oklou: Tiny Desk Concert
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    Function Calling in LangChain: Turning Chatbots into Enterprise Copilots
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    The GIL Revealed: Why Python Threading Isn't Really Parallel
    Timothy stared at his laptop screen in the library's back office, his brow furrowed. He'd spent the last hour trying to speed up a data processing script using Python's threading module. The numbers didn't make sense. "Margaret?" he called out. "Can you look at this?" Margaret walked over from the circulation desk. "What's up?" Timothy turned his laptop to show her. "I wrote a script to process library catalog data. I thought using multiple threads would make it faster, but..." He pointed at the timing results. "The multi-threaded version is actually slower." She leaned in to see his code: import threading import time def count_to_million(): count = 0 for i in range(1_000_000): count += 1 return count # Single-threaded version start = time.time() count_to_million() co…  ( 15 min )
    Peter Finch Golf: I challenged a HEAD PRO at HIS OWN course... (Ep. 2 – Carlisle GC)
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    Danny Maude: The Ridiculous Reason Why 90% of Golfers Can't Strike Their Irons & Hybrids
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    Jeff Su: The Productivity System I Taught to 6,642 Googlers
    The Productivity System I Taught to 6,642 Googlers I spent nine years teaching a simple, four-step workflow—Capture, Organize, Review, Engage (CORE)—that helps you handle every bit of workplace info without relying on memory or willpower. You record everything immediately, sort it quickly, check in during scheduled reviews, then block focused time to actually get stuff done. It works with any tool you already have and becomes second nature in just two weeks. Seriously—no more sticky notes piled on your desk or “I’ll remember that later” panic! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Automated Testing: A Low-Code Platform's Perspective
    Automated testing is a critical component of modern software development practices. However, its maintenance costs are often high, making it difficult to achieve high automated test coverage in projects with limited resources. Naturally, some consider using visual low-code platforms to simplify the writing and maintenance of test cases. But, the fundamental challenge in automated test maintenance is not about visualization, but rather the fragility of test cases. Generally, the test cases we write adopt an external perspective: provide input, call a function, and then check the return result. However, business functions are rarely so-called pure functions; their execution inevitably involves numerous side effects, such as reading/writing databases, concurrent access, generating random numb…  ( 17 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Final Destination: Bloodlines in 24 Minutes or Less
    TL;DR CinemaSins rips apart Final Destination: Bloodlines in under 24 minutes, calling out every ridiculous plot twist, over-the-top death trap and “science” behind the series—while admitting it’s all fun nonsense. Expect plenty of snark, a shout-out to sponsor BetterHelp, and non-stop self-promotion: links to more CinemaSins channels and socials, a viewer poll, Patreon support and the roll call of sin-spotting writers. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
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    Asia Morning Briefing: What's the Real Use for a Yen Stablecoin? An On-Chain Carry Trade
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    Mobile App Development with Dart and Flutter
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    Save YouTube Videos Without Losing Quality
    We’ve all had that moment when you find a great video on YouTube and wish you could save it for later. Whether it’s a tutorial, a vlog, or a music performance, downloading it in full quality shouldn’t feel complicated. Yet most online tools are loaded with ads, confusing buttons, or poor-quality results. That’s exactly why creators prefer using the YouTube Video Downloader Why Most Downloaders Waste Your Time Typical downloaders make you click through endless pop-ups or install unnecessary apps. What should take seconds often turns into a frustrating process that slows your computer and wastes time. The YouTube Video Downloader fixes this by keeping things simple. You paste the video link, choose the quality, and download instantly. No waiting, no fake ads, no extra steps. Keep Your Quality and Save Time If you’ve ever downloaded a YouTube video that turned out blurry or pixelated, you know how disappointing that feels. This downloader keeps the original resolution intact up to 1080p so your videos stay crisp and clear. Whether you’re saving tutorials for study, collecting clips for editing, or backing up your favorite content, it’s reliable and quick every time. Here’s what makes it stand out: Full HD downloads with no loss in quality Works smoothly on any device or browser No installations or hidden costs Fast, safe, and user-friendly Designed for Modern Creators Anyone who edits or repurposes content knows that managing clips can take up valuable time. Using tools like the YouTube Video Downloader keeps your workflow fast and organized. Pair it with other tools from LiveLink AI Final Thoughts When you need to save YouTube videos without losing quality, speed and simplicity are key. The YouTube Video Downloader from LiveLink AI gives you both. No software, no clutter, just fast and reliable downloads that keep your workflow moving.  ( 6 min )
    Update: 485 downloads in 48 hrs - wild! Drop a comment if you're using it.
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    Join us at Atlassian's Developer Day: Bellevue
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    Unlocking Developer Revenue: AI Monetization and Dual Earnings for LLM Apps
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    Building Client-Side PII Protection for LLMs Using Chrome's Built-in AI
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    For anyone new to testing in Go. This article will take give you a solid foundation on your testing journey #golang #tdd
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    My API Testing & Postman Automation Journey with Gradific API
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    Peter Finch Golf: I challenged a HEAD PRO at HIS OWN course... (Ep. 2 – Carlisle GC)
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    Jeff Su: The Productivity System I Taught to 6,642 Googlers
    Jeff Su spills the exact productivity system he’s taught to over 6,600 Googlers: a simple four-step routine that banishes info chaos and turns good intentions into habits in just two weeks. At its heart is the CORE workflow—Capture everything immediately, Organize with minimal friction, Review during scheduled sessions, and Engage by blocking time to execute. It works with any tool you already use, so you ditch the memory gymnastics (and endless willpower battles) for a process that clicks on day one. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
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    Ringer Movies: ‘Halloween II’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan
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    JS Promise usage
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    🛡️ What Makes Linux Secure (and Where It's Weak - Plus How to Fix It)
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    Debugging AI in Production: Root Cause Analysis with Observability
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    Symbolic Alchemy: Transmuting Linear Solvers into Lightning Speed by Arvind Sundararajan
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    Your-Error-Handling-is-a-Mess-and-Its-Costing-You-💸
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    Rick Shiels Golf: Our Best Golf Challenge EVER
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    **Unlocking Efficient Media Processing with Domain Knowledge
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    Ringer Movies: ‘Halloween II’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan
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    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Frankenweenie In 14 Minutes Or Less
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    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Final Destination: Bloodlines in 24 Minutes or Less
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    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Longlegs In 24 Minutes Or Less
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    Debugging AI Agents in Under 5 Minutes: My Playbook with Agent Compass
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    Files-are-Not-Just-Data-A-Guide-to-Robust-File-Handling
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    🧩 Thinking in React: When and Where to Create State (Explained with a Packing List App)
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    🚀 𝐃𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭: 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐓𝐢𝐩
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    Introduction Learning should be simple, smart, and engaging — not repetitive or overwhelming. MindSpark AI aims to achieve. MindSpark AI is an AI-powered learning assistant that helps students, educators, and lifelong learners generate Flashcards and Quizzes instantly from any topic. 🎯 The Use Case Traditional study methods are time-consuming. Learners often spend hours creating notes, revising key points, and preparing quizzes manually. MindSpark AI automates this process entirely: 🧠 Generate Flashcards on any topic with precise Q&A format. 📝 Create intelligent multiple-choice quizzes with correct answers and tags. 📂 Store and revisit all learning content in one place for easy revision. Result? ⚙️ Key Features Enter any topic — like “Quantum Mechanics” — and the system instantly gen…  ( 8 min )
    Designing an Efficient, Secure, and Scalable Cloud System: AWS SAP-C02 Exam Study Guide
    Preparing for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional exam requires a solid understanding of cloud architecture, security, and scalability. This AWS SAP-C02 Exam preparation guide is designed to help you strengthen your knowledge, refine your strategy, and pass the exam with confidence. The AWS SAP-C02 certification validates advanced technical skills in designing and deploying scalable, reliable, and secure applications on AWS. With the right AWS SAP-C02 Exam preparation guide, candidates can gain a deeper understanding of how to architect efficient solutions using AWS services while adhering to best practices. To succeed, focus on key areas such as designing multi-tier architectures, implementing cost-optimized solutions, and securing workloads effectively. Following an AWS SAP-C02 Exam preparation guide ensures you cover these essential topics systematically. It helps you not only learn the theoretical aspects but also apply them in real-world scenarios. One of the most effective ways to study is through practice. Reliable platforms like study4exam provide authentic resources and practice materials to enhance your readiness. Their AWS SAP-C02 Exam preparation guide includes detailed explanations and mock questions that simulate the actual exam environment, helping you evaluate your performance and boost your confidence. Consistency and hands-on practice are key. Use an AWS SAP-C02 Exam preparation guide to schedule study sessions, identify weak areas, and track your progress. The more you engage with AWS tools and services, the better prepared you’ll be to handle exam questions efficiently. In conclusion, a comprehensive AWS SAP-C02 Exam preparation guide is your ultimate tool for mastering AWS architectural principles and achieving certification success. With the right resources and determination, you can design efficient, secure, and scalable systems while taking your cloud career to the next level.  ( 6 min )
    AI in Marketing Automation 2025: The Rise of Intelligent, Intent-Driven Marketing
    The world of digital marketing is evolving faster than ever, and at the heart of this transformation lies AI in marketing automation — a shift from reactive marketing to predictive, intent-driven engagement. Gone are the days when automation meant just sending emails or scheduling social posts. In 2025, AI is the brain behind marketing — learning from every click, conversation, and interaction to create personalized, real-time customer journeys. Traditional marketing automation was rule-based: “If the user signs up, send a welcome email.” That worked once — but today’s consumers expect more. They want communication that feels personal, timely, and relevant. This is where AI-driven automation comes in. It not only tracks user behavior but predicts what comes next — identifying intent, antic…  ( 8 min )
    PDF Print Engine - Reliable HTML-to-PDF Conversion for Production
    If you’ve ever tried generating PDFs in a web app, you already know the pain. What looks perfect in the browser suddenly shifts, breaks, or crashes when you try to export it. And when your app is under load, those nice-looking exports can suddenly turn into memory leaks or 30-second timeouts. That’s why we built PDF Print Engine - a production-ready HTML-to-PDF converter that just works. It takes your HTML + data and streams a PDF directly to your API response - no heavy setup, no flaky rendering. Every team building exports or reports eventually hits the same wall: 🧱 Browser-based renderers (like Puppeteer) are slow and fragile. 🧠 Headless Chromium instances eat memory and need constant babysitting. 🪄 “Simple” libraries block your process by buffering entire PDFs in RAM. ⚙️ Under real traffic, things break - queue overloads, timeouts, or missing assets. We wanted something simpler, but still reliable enough for production. PDF Print Engine turns any HTML template into a beautiful, predictable PDF stream. You feed it your markup and data - it returns a PDF instantly, with minimal memory footprint. ⚡ Zero friction: Feed HTML + data → get a PDF stream instantly. 🧩 Lightweight and scalable: Streams output instead of buffering it in memory. 💡 Templating freedom: Supports both Squirrelly and EJS out of the box. 🛠️ TypeScript ready: Ships with full typings and ESM/CommonJS support. 🧱 Production-grade: Stable defaults, consistent layout, and safe rendering. The Result A production-ready PDF engine that doesn’t break under pressure. 👉 Try PDF Print Engine here: PDF Print Engine Tags: pdf development webdev backend  ( 6 min )
    Hacktoberfest 2025 — Advancing SQL Tooling in Draw.io
    Back in Hacktoberfest 2022, I kicked off a set of contributions aimed at making SQL DDL generation and schema visualization easier using open-source tools. This year, I revisited those efforts with a sharper focus on Draw.io plugin development. Draw.io remains a powerful tool for diagramming, but its native support for SQL workflows is limited. To bridge that gap, I’ve continued building and refining third-party plugins that allow: Importing SQL DDLs into Draw.io diagrams Exporting diagrams back into SQL DDL Improved foreign key line generation across multiple database types Support for PostgreSQL relationship arrows (finally!) These updates are part of the sqltooling-drawio repo, which now includes better test coverage, multi-DB compatibility, and easier integration with the Draw.io desktop app. I submitted two key PRs to the Draw.io repo: Export SQL DDL plugin Improved SQL parser for import plugin While Draw.io contributions remain closed-source, these plugins can be manually installed and used with the desktop version or VSCode integration. @funktechno/sqlsimpleparser: Converts SQL DDL into JSON models for Draw.io import  ( 6 min )
    How to Design a Spiral Spring Toy using 3D CAD Software
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    The Odyssey of an E-Commerce Order
    Recently, after an exhausting 30-kilometer cycling sprint, I made a terrifying discovery: a chain link was suffering from a critical integrity breach! Thankfully, I'd managed to bootstrap my way home - the thought of pushing my bike for ten kilometers was a genuine nightmare scenario. So, I immediately logged in to provision a replacement part online. What followed was a masterclass in suboptimal data management. My journey began on the frontend of Vendor D's e-commerce platform. I initiated an order for a new bike chain. The first point of friction appeared during the checkout process: the selected chain cleaning solution was from a different microservice/vendor, triggering separate shipping APIs and demanding additional freight charges. I quickly decided to swap it for an alternative cha…  ( 8 min )
    Web3 PR That Doesn’t Waste Anyone’s Time
    In a space famous for noise, promises, and moving goalposts, here’s a straight-shooting guide to communication that respects developers, partners, regulators, and users. In this no-nonsense playbook, I point to this compact outline for the gist—and then turn it into repeatable habits you can ship every week. Attention is a finite resource. In Web3, you’re competing with protocol upgrades, exploits, governance drama, token charts, and ten different “game-changing” launches per day. The only way to win long-term is to treat attention like capital: deploy it carefully, compound trust, and cut waste. That starts with radical clarity, verifiable claims, and audience empathy. People don’t remember adjective piles; they remember impact. Replace puffery with concrete outcomes and numbers that can …  ( 9 min )
    Credibility Over Noise: How “Boring” Products Win When Everyone Else Is Shouting
    The simplest way to build something people trust is to make it work, make it clear, and keep it that way. In a market addicted to headlines and hero narratives, the quietly reliable products outlast the hype cycles and compound advantages month after month. That’s the essence behind this practical perspective, and it’s what separates durable companies from flash-in-the-pan launches. Trust doesn’t live in slogans. It emerges from consistent, verifiable performance users can observe on their own. Think about it like latency—you don’t “announce” latency; you reduce it, measure it, and prove it daily. The same goes for privacy, security, uptime, and transparent pricing. You don’t ask for belief. You design for verification. A useful mental model: credibility is produced by repeatable behaviors…  ( 9 min )
    Credibility Over Hype: A 2025 Field Manual for Builders Who’d Rather Ship Than Shout
    In 2025, audiences are allergic to grand promises and hungry for receipts; that’s why this playbook aligns with the insights outlined in Credibility Over Hype: 2025 Playbook while translating them into a practical operating system any product team can run starting today. Hype creates a spike; trust creates a slope. Markets have matured, budgets are tighter, and stakeholders are measured on outcomes—not buzz. Teams that consistently earn trust capture compounding advantages: faster cycles with partners, warmer intros from customers, and a stronger talent pipeline. If you need a mental model, the well-known Gartner hype cycle is useful—but the goal here isn’t to ride the peak; it’s to build a foundation that endures through the trough and into the plateau. 1) Clarity. Say exactly what your p…  ( 9 min )
    Trust-First Growth for Crypto Tech: A Developer’s Playbook
    Most growth advice for emerging tech still treats trust as a marketing veneer rather than an engineering constraint, yet teams that wire credibility into their stack win faster and cheaper; that’s the core idea I’ll expand here, building on lessons I’ve seen in the field and reflections similar to this field note about taking a trust-first path from prototype to adoption. If you build in crypto or adjacent fintech, your users don’t just evaluate features—they evaluate risk. They ask: Will this lose me money? Will it lock me in? Can I verify claims without a PhD? Traditional “move fast” roadmaps confuse speed with progress, and the result is a long tail of abandoned wallets, dust accounts, and churned integrations. Trust-first growth flips the order of operations: you prioritize verifiabili…  ( 9 min )
    RAG Evaluation Metrics: A Practical Guide for Measuring Retrieval-Augmented Generation with Maxim AI
    Why this matters if you own a RAG feature I’ve watched clean lab demos fall apart in production: the retriever brings back the wrong paragraph when a user types shorthand, the model fills gaps with confident fiction, and p95 latency creeps past your SLA the second traffic spikes. This guide is the pragmatic way I measure and stabilize RAG—so we ship fast, and earn trust. If you need rails for this, start here: Experiment and compare retrievers, prompts, chunking: Experimentation Simulate real users and evaluate agents at scale: Agent Simulation & Evaluation Trace, monitor, and alert on live quality: Agent Observability Docs and SDKs to wire it in: Docs, SDK Overview If you want a walkthrough: Book a Demo or Get started free The short list I actually track Retrieval re…  ( 9 min )
    Healing with Heart: The Inspiring Journey of Dr. Rachna Buxani
    Dr. Rachna Buxani-Mirpuri is an internationally experienced therapist, speaker, and author who brings together the wisdom of her Dubai upbringing, the rigor of her clinical training, and the warmth of a deeply human-centered approach. Whether supporting trauma survivors, educating new parents, or guiding professionals through emotional overwhelm, she remains anchored in the values passed down through generations—compassion, resilience, and a commitment to mental well-being for all. When we talk about modern mental health care that truly connects science with soul, Dr. Rachna Buxani stands out as a guiding light. Her approach to therapy transcends the traditional clinical model by weaving empathy, cultural awareness, and evidence-based methods into one powerful framework. With a practice ro…  ( 9 min )
    Automate React App Deployment with AWS CodePipeline & S3 🚀
    Hey everyone! I just put together a new project and wanted to share how you can build a fully automated CI/CD pipeline to deploy a React.js application. The best part? It uses AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and Amazon S3 to automatically build and deploy your app every single time you push a change to your GitHub repo. Say goodbye to manual deployments! This is a fantastic way to get your hands dirty with some of the most in-demand AWS services and streamline your entire front-end workflow. 🤖 What Does This Project Do? Write your React code locally. Push your code to the main branch on GitHub. Automatically trigger an entire build and deploy process on AWS. See your live, updated website hosted on a static Amazon S3 bucket. 🔧 How It Works You push your new code to the main branch on GitHub. AWS CodePipeline instantly detects the change. AWS CodeBuild pulls the code, installs all the dependencies (npm install), and runs the build (npm run build). The final build output (the static files) is automatically deployed to your S3 bucket. Amazon S3 serves your React app as a public, static website. All done! ➡️ Get the Full Tutorial! full step-by-step video tutorial that walks you through this entire process from start to finish. It's perfect if you're a visual learner or want to build this alongside me. 📺 Watch the full video on YouTube! https://youtu.be/1k6s4shjpRc You can also find all the code, configuration files, and the full README with all the steps on the public GitHub repository. 📁 Check out the code on GitHub https://github.com/julien-muke/aws-codepipeline-react-s3 Thanks for reading! Let me know what you think in the comments. What other AWS services are you using to automate your projects?  ( 7 min )
    Building a Gzip Compression Library in Zig 0.15: A Deep Dive into Comprezz
    When Zig 0.15 removed compression support from its standard library, it created an opportunity: build a standalone, production-ready compression library while navigating the language's new I/O paradigm shift known as "Writergate." This post chronicles the development of Comprezz, a single-file gzip/deflate compression library that combines classical computer science algorithms with modern systems programming. What you'll learn: How the DEFLATE compression algorithm works under the hood Building bit-level I/O abstractions in systems programming Navigating Zig 0.15's new non-generic I/O interfaces Implementing Huffman coding and LZ77 compression from scratch Comprezz is a ~1700-line pure Zig implementation providing: Full LZ77 + Huffman encoding - Complete DEFLATE (RFC 1951) implementation M…  ( 17 min )
    TileLang vs JSX vs HTML: What’s the Difference?
    If you're building modern UIs, you've probably worked with HTML and JSX. But TileLang? That’s a newer player worth knowing—especially for internal tools and low-code platforms. Here’s a quick breakdown: 🧱 HTML The web’s foundation Static, semantic, browser-native ⚛️ JSX HTML-like syntax in JavaScript Powers dynamic React components 🧩 TileLang Declarative UI for dashboards Used in low-code/internal platforms Read the complete article on codeymaze.com  ( 6 min )
    The Silent Breach: Why SaaS Security Fails Between Release
    Modern SaaS teams deploy code faster than ever before. Daily releases, microservices, and automated pipelines have turned “version 2.0” into an endless stream of 2.0.1s. That’s great for innovation, but terrible for security. Somewhere between one release and the next, vulnerabilities sneak in quietly. They don’t make noise. They don’t crash systems. They just wait. This is the silent breach. It’s the gap between releases where security quietly fails. Most breaches don’t come from major exploits. They start small: a forgotten endpoint, a misconfigured permission, or a dependency that silently updated overnight. The modern SaaS stack is full of these weak spots: 1) Static Scans for Dynamic Systems: Security scans still run on schedules, but your attack surface updates with every deploy. 2) …  ( 7 min )
    Is Your Business Prepared? A Deep Dive into Cyber Risk Management
    In today's hyperconnected digital landscape, cyber risk management has evolved from a technical IT concern into a strategic business imperative. As organizations increasingly rely on digital infrastructure, cloud services, and interconnected supply chains, the question isn't whether your business will face a cyber threat—it's when. The alarming reality is that 43% of all cyberattacks target small businesses, yet many organizations remain dangerously unprepared, with 51% of small businesses having no cybersecurity measures in place at all. The cyber threat landscape in 2025 presents a complex and evolving challenge for businesses of all sizes. Recent analysis reveals that the overall cyber risk and insurance landscape shows increasingly sophisticated attacks, with ransomware remaining the t…  ( 16 min )
    Spooky Haunted House: CSS & JS Halloween Art
    This is a submission for Frontend Challenge - Halloween Edition, CSS Art. I was inspired by classic haunted house scenes from Halloween movies and stories. My CSS art features a spooky haunted house, glowing moon, flickering windows, bats, ghosts, zombies, pumpkins, and interactive elements like thunder, fog, and falling leaves—all designed to evoke the playful yet eerie spirit of Halloween night. You can view the live demo here: This project was a fun exploration of CSS art and interactive frontend features. I learned how to combine CSS animations with JavaScript to create dynamic effects, such as flickering lights, moving zombies, and sound triggers for thunder, witch cackles, and more. I’m proud of the way the scene comes alive with user interaction—hovering, clicking, and toggling music and themes. Next, I’d like to add more accessibility features and polish the mobile responsiveness. All code is original and separated into HTML, CSS, and JS for clarity. If you’d like to use or remix this, feel free—credit me!  ( 6 min )
    How to Simulate Real User Journeys With Collection Runner
    In the world of API development and testing, it’s not enough to verify that each endpoint works in isolation. Real users don’t just hit one endpoint — they follow multi-step flows like signing up, logging in, updating data, and retrieving records. To truly validate your product, you need to test how these flows perform from end to end. That’s where Requesty’s Collection Runner comes in. Most critical bugs don’t come from individual endpoints — they come from the interactions between them. A successful login that returns an invalid token, or a profile update that fails silently, can ruin the user experience and go unnoticed if tests don’t mimic real behavior. Simulating real user flows helps you: Validate business logic and data dependencies Detect regressions that break chained functional…  ( 8 min )
    Security by Design — Why AsterDEX Sets the Standard for DeFi Safety
    Security has always been the make-or-break factor in Decentralized Finance (DeFi). As the industry matures, users now demand platforms that combine innovation with verifiable protection. In 2025, AsterDEX stands out as one of the few exchanges that treat security not as a feature — but as a foundation. AsterDEX philosophy of Security by Design ensures that every contract, validator, and bridge is auditable, traceable, and community-governed. Early DeFi projects often prioritized yield over safety, leading to billions in losses from exploits and rug pulls. AsterDEX reverses this trend by integrating multi-layered defense — audits, validator staking, and transparent governance — from day one. The full structure is detailed in AsterDEX Security. All code is public on AsterDEX GitHub, tu…  ( 8 min )
    Transformers for Unseen Patterns: Bayesian Clustering Reimagined
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    Different type of action to take on delete in Laravel database migration
    Different type of action to take on delete in Laravel database migration. When defining a foreign key in a Laravel migration, the onDelete method determines what happens to the child records when the parent record is deleted. This allows you to manage data integrity at the database level. Here are the different types of onDelete actions you can use: The CASCADE action will automatically delete all child records when their parent record is deleted. This is useful for "has many" relationships where the child records are meaningless without the parent. Example: If a user is deleted, all of their posts are also deleted. Migration code: $table->foreignId('user_id')->constrained()->cascadeOnDelete(); Migration code: $table->foreign('user_id') ->references('id')->on('users') ->o…  ( 7 min )
    Ringer Movies: ‘Halloween II’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan
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    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Frankenweenie In 14 Minutes Or Less
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    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Final Destination: Bloodlines in 24 Minutes or Less
    CinemaSins tears into Final Destination: Bloodlines with their signature rapid-fire sin-counting, calling out every over-the-top death trap and plot convenience in under 24 minutes. Along the way they plug their therapy sponsor BetterHelp, plug their other channels (TVSins, CommercialSins, their podcast network) and direct fans to linktr.ee/cinemasins for all the latest updates. They also invite you to fill out a “sinful” poll, support their scrappy team on Patreon, and hang out on Discord or Reddit. Plus, they give a shout-out to each writer with their social handles—because every cinematic nitpick deserves its own credit. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Longlegs In 24 Minutes Or Less
    CinemaSins dives headfirst into Nicolas Cage’s unsettling thriller Longlegs, ticking off every hilarious misstep (and confirming that yes, those legs really are that long) in a bite-size, under-24-minute roast. They tie it all together with a shoutout to Osgood Perkins’ upcoming Keeper, using the Cage flick as a springboard for some cinematic mayhem. Beyond the sins count, the description space is packed with goodies: links to the CinemaSins site and YouTube spinoffs (@TVSins, @commercialsins, @cinemasinspodcastnetwork), a “sinful” audience poll, Patreon support invites, and social channels from Discord and Reddit to Instagram and TikTok. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Mr Sunday Movies: Predator - Caravan of Garbage
    Caravan of Garbage kicks off a four-week deep dive into the first four Predator films, starting with the 1987 original starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. They hail Predator as the ultimate blend of ’80s action and sci-fi—packed with epic direction, tight writing, killer creature design, mud, muscles, lasers and all the explosions you could want. For more early videos, bonus podcasts and extended audio editions, swing by bigsandwich.co and follow the hosts on Twitter. You can also subscribe on YouTube, grab the podcast on iTunes or acast, join their Patreon for extra content, or rock some merch to show your support. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Bridging digital and physical realms with atomic counters
    Numbers Numbers have no physical existence. They are virtual. Humanity created numbers to manage the present and predict the future. We needed to count animals in the herd, days, harvest, and people in the tribe. Later we realized that with numbers we can predict the future. By observing the motion of the planets, astronomers have calculated their orbits and can accurately predict eclipses centuries in advance. Meteorologists analyze temperature, pressure, humidity and predict the weather. Insurance companies calculate accident risks, doctors evaluate the effectiveness of treatments, and economists forecast market growth. The more data, the more accurate the forecast. But everything starts from measuring and counting. You wake up in the morning an hour before work starts. One hour is eno…  ( 10 min )
    A Practical Guide to Scaling Medusa with Kubernetes Autoscalers
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    Mind-Paced Speaking: A Dual-Brain Approach to Real-Time Reasoning in SpokenLanguage Models
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    Professional Translation
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    Spring Boot: Stop Using @Value Everywhere! Discover @ConfigurationProperties
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    Convert PDF to HTML in C#
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    How to Use Streams in Flutter
    Flutter, Google's open-source UI software development toolkit, has rapidly become a preferred choice for building natively compiled, cross-platform applications from a single codebase. Its declarative UI paradigm, coupled with robust performance, hel...  ( 20 min )
    How to Parse JSON in Python – A Complete Guide With Examples
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    MCP vs APIs: What's the Real Difference?
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    Build a Website Screenshot Generator with Python and Flask
    Have you ever needed to take screenshots of websites automatically – maybe to track visual changes, include them in reports, or generate previews? Doing this manually can be time-consuming, especially if you need to capture multiple pages regularly. ...  ( 10 min )
    Serverless and Microservices with C# & Azure
    You can modern application architecture by building real-world serverless and microservices solutions using C# and Azure. We just posted a full course on the freeCodeCamp that will teach you to build scaleable cloud applications. Muhammad Abdullah de...  ( 3 min )
    Prepare for the Kubernetes Administrator Certification and Pass
    We just posted a course on the freeCodeCamp.org YouTube channel to help prepare you for the Certified Kubernetes Administrator Certification. This course is designed to provide a deep, practical understanding of Kubernetes administration, from founda...  ( 11 min )
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    Chainlink Drops, Then Bounces 4% as FOMC Volatility Drives Crypto Market
    The oracle network token overcame selling pressure earlier Wednesday, but the technical picture remains mixed.  ( 30 min )
    Consensys Plans Public Debut, Taps JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs to Lead IPO: Axios
    The MetaMask maker’s public debut could be the biggest Ethereum-native listing yet, amid a wave of crypto firms hitting U.S. markets.  ( 29 min )
    Mastercard Eyes Zero Hash Acquisition for Nearly $2B Bet on Stablecoins: Report
    The global payments firm previously held talks to acquire crypto payment infrastructure startup BNVK, according to reports.  ( 29 min )
    What Bitcoin Chart Says About BTC Price After Powell Casts Doubt on December Cut?
    BTC is down but not out following Powell's hakwish commentary on rates.  ( 30 min )
    Bitcoin Tumbles Back to $110K on Fed's Powell's Hawkish Comments
    Though acknowledging growing weakness in the labor market, Powell said a December rate cut is not a "foregone conclusion."  ( 30 min )
    Fed Delivers Expected 25 Basis Point Rate Cut as Markets Await Powell’s Comments
    Headed lower on Wednesday ahead of the news, bitcoin remained so in the minutes following the news at $111,700, down 3% over the past 24 hours.  ( 30 min )
    Stellar Edges 1.5% Higher Breaking $0.32 Amid Institutional Accumulation
    XLM demonstrates resilience with modest gains and exceptional volume surge, signaling potential momentum building beneath current consolidation patterns.  ( 29 min )
    Analysts Expect Strong Q3 for Coinbase But Disagree Sharply on Its Future
    Barclays, JP Morgan and Compass Point see gains in USDC and trading, but clash over Base, Deribit and profit margins.  ( 31 min )
    Investment Bank Mizuho Says Visa Is Becoming the ‘Stablecoin of Stablecoins’
    Visa’s growing stablecoin network positions it as the key infrastructure player in blockchain payments, while individual tokens risk becoming commoditized assets.  ( 30 min )
    HBAR Consolidates at $0.2010 as Volume Surge Signals Distribution
    Hedera faces selling pressure at $0.2055 resistance as trading volume explodes 137% above average, marking institutional distribution amid choppy price action.  ( 30 min )
    Securitize Rolls Out Tokenized Credit Fund with BNY on Ethereum
    The fund offers exposure to collateralized loan obligations, with onchain capital allocator Grove planning a $100 million anchor investment.  ( 30 min )
    Crypto Long & Short: Fast Money, Slow Money
    Read this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter for Andy Baehr's “Vibe Check,” a story of two markets. Then, learn how the true internet generation set the stage for digital currencies with Sam Ewen.  ( 35 min )
    MegaETH Raises $450M in Oversubscribed Token Sale Backed by Ethereum Founders
    The high-speed Ethereum layer-2 drew nearly nine times its target as over 14,000 investors rushed in.  ( 29 min )
    BNB Slips 2.7% As Traders Focus on Technicals During Crypto Market Drawdown
    The decline was part of a broader crypto market drop, with traders focusing on technical cues and selling dominating  ( 29 min )
    Michael Saylor's Strategy Drops $18B in Value, but a Rebound May Be Near: 10X Research
    The company is expected to report another quarterly profit on Thursday, possibly reviving expectations for S&P 500 inclusion, 10x Research's Markus Thielen argued.  ( 29 min )
    Cardano Falls Below Key Support as Institutional Investors Pull Back
    The network’s native token, ADA, dropped 3% over the past 24 hours as selling pressure mounted and altcoin rotation gained pace.  ( 30 min )
    BONK Tests Support as Volume Surges 122% in Solana Selloff
    BONK broke $0.0000146 support on heavy volume but found buyers near $0.0000143 as traders eye potential base formation.  ( 29 min )
    The Protocol: ETH’s Fusaka Upgrade Goes Live on Hoodi, Mainnet Next
    Also: BOB Unveils BTC Vault Liquidation Engine, Ledger’s Major Overhaul and Google Weighs In on Quantum Computing.  ( 36 min )
    Crypto Treasury Activity Still Tepid, but Capital Flows Rebound: B. Riley
    The broker sees digital asset treasuries stabilizing as U.S.-China trade progress lifts sentiment.  ( 29 min )
    Nvidia Hits $5T Market Cap as Bitcoin Now Trails U.S. Equities Year to Date
    Bitcoin is not just lagging gold in 2025, but its returns have also slipped below those of the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq.  ( 30 min )
    William Blair Analysts Sees Upside in Western Union’s Solana-Based Stablecoin Launch
    Western Union’s new Solana-based stablecoin and crypto cash-out network mark a smart step into blockchain-enabled remittances, the report said.  ( 29 min )
    TeraWulf Dips 5% on $500M Capital Raise to Fund AI Data Center Expansion
    The stock jumped 17% Tuesday after inking a $9.5 billion Google-backed AI compute deal with Fluidstack.  ( 28 min )
    Georgia's ‘Shadow Ruler’ Is Trying to Claw Back a Bitcoin Fortune Worth $1B
    Ten years ago, he declined a credible offer to mine bitcoin, missing out on an opportunity to make billions. Now that his personal fortune is dwindling, Bidzina Ivanishvili is going to extreme lengths to get his hands on the bitcoin he sees as rightfully his.  ( 45 min )
    Ondo Brings Tokenized U.S. Stocks to BNB Chain as Market Doubles to $700M
    The move allows Ondo Global Markets to deepen its tokenized stock market reach to BNB's 100 million users, with a strong base in Asia and Latin America.  ( 29 min )
    Swiss Crypto Infrastructure Firm Taurus Expands to U.S. With New York Office
    With clearer regulation and growing institutional demand, Taurus is expanding its footprint to serve U.S. financial giants from New York.  ( 29 min )
    Australian Regulator Signals Broader Digital Asset Oversight Ahead of New Licensing Regime
    ASIC said many digital assets are covered by existing financial laws as it readies the ground for impending digital asset platform legislation.  ( 29 min )
    Ironlight Wins FINRA Approval for First U.S. Regulated ATS With Onchain Atomic Settlement
    The firm gained approval to introduce a regulated trading system for tokenized securities.  ( 29 min )
    Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Consolidates at $113K Ahead of Potential U.S.-China Trade Deal
    The crypto market paused midweek as traders looked to the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate call and progress on a potential U.S.-China trade agreement.  ( 31 min )
    Memecoin Tied to CZ Statue Crashes 99% After Binance Founder Disowns It
    A Washington, D.C. statue of Changpeng “CZ” Zhao became the center of a memecoin frenzy after the “czstatue” token surged 27,000% in a day before collapsing to near zero.  ( 29 min )
    Core Scientific Holders Poised to Reject CoreWeave Merger, Jefferies Says
    The bank said investors are likely to vote down the deal on Oct. 30, betting Core Scientific can create more value on its own.  ( 30 min )
    Stablecoin Inflows Rise Before Fed Rate Decision: Crypto Daybook Americas
    Your day-ahead look for Oct. 29, 2025  ( 37 min )
    Bitcoin, Ether Brace for $17B Options Expiry Amid Fed Meeting, Tech Company Earnings
    Traders eye potential volatility as bitcoin hovers near max pain around $114,000 and ether nears $4,000.  ( 30 min )
    Deutsche Digital Assets and Safello to List Staked Bittensor ETP on SIX Swiss Exchange
    The exchange-traded product offers investors regulated access to Bittensor’s TAO token with staking rewards and full physical backing.  ( 30 min )
    DBS, Goldman Sachs Execute First Over-the-Counter Interbank Crypto Options Trade
    DBS said the deal involved trading cash-settled OTC bitcoin and ether options.  ( 30 min )
    World Liberty Financial to Airdrop 8.4M WLFI Tokens to Early USD1 Users
    The Trump-backed stablecoin project is rewarding early adopters through its USD1 points program, distributing tokens across six exchanges as it expands into DeFi and real-world asset integrations.  ( 29 min )
    Bitwise Says Its Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) Had a 'Big First Day'; GSOL to List on NYSE
    A brief slip under $200 drew heavier selling before SOL steadied near $195–$196, as Bitwise touted BSOL’s debut and Grayscale said GSOL will list on NYSE Arca.  ( 31 min )
    Bitcoin Holds $113K as Liquidity Thins, Traders Turn Defensive Before Fed Week
    The moves come ahead of a pivotal Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on Oct. 28–29, where officials are widely expected to cut benchmark rates by 25 basis points to the 4.00%–4.25% range.  ( 31 min )
    Ether Holds Above $4,000, Arkham Says Tom Lee's 'BitMine Is Buying the Dip'
    Repeated defenses of $4,000 and heavier trading marked the session, with price finishing near $4,023 after a quick pullback from about $4,102.  ( 32 min )
    XRP and SOL Futures Open Interest on CME Hits Record High
    Record XRP and Solana futures activity pushed open interest on the derivatives giant’s platform to roughly $3 billion, signaling renewed retail and institutional appetite for altcoin exposure.  ( 29 min )
    XRP Trades Higher on Big Flows, Yet Technical Setup Signals Caution
    Traders should watch for XRP to maintain support around $2.60-$2.63, as a sustained rise above $2.65 could shift the bias bullish.  ( 30 min )
    Bitcoin Dip Looks Standard Pre-FOMC and $120K Would Open Path to $143K, Analysts Say
    After a quick jump toward $116,094 faded, buyers showed up near $112,500 while analysts watched $120,000 as the level that could clear the way toward $143,000.  ( 33 min )
    Recent Bitcoin Crash Has Put $1B in sUSDe Loop Trades at Risk, Research Firm Says
    looped positions that rely on borrowing stables to buy sUSDe are at risk, Sentora Research said.  ( 30 min )
    Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin Holds Ground as Traders Sit on Stablecoins Before Fed Decision
    The market is confident that the Fed will cut rates. But crypto traders are still waiting for confirmation.  ( 30 min )
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    Vibe coding platform Cursor releases first in-house LLM, Composer, promising 4X speed boost
    The vibe coding tool Cursor, from startup Anysphere, has introduced Composer, its first in-house, proprietary coding large language model (LLM) as part of its Cursor 2.0 platform update. Composer is designed to execute coding tasks quickly and accurately in production-scale environments, representing a new step in AI-assisted programming. It's already being used by Cursor’s own engineering staff in day-to-day development — indicating maturity and stability. According to Cursor, Composer completes most interactions in less than 30 seconds while maintaining a high level of reasoning ability across large and complex codebases. The model is described as four times faster than similarly intelligent systems and is trained for “agentic” workflows—where autonomous coding agents plan, write, test…
    Anthropic scientists hacked Claude’s brain — and it noticed. Here’s why that’s huge
    When researchers at Anthropic injected the concept of "betrayal" into their Claude AI model's neural networks and asked if it noticed anything unusual, the system paused before responding: "Yes, I detect an injected thought about betrayal." The exchange, detailed in new research published Wednesday, marks what scientists say is the first rigorous evidence that large language models possess a limited but genuine ability to observe and report on their own internal processes — a capability that challenges longstanding assumptions about what these systems can do and raises profound questions about their future development. "The striking thing is that the model has this one step of meta," said Jack Lindsey, a neuroscientist on Anthropic's interpretability team who led the research, in an interv…
    Geostar pioneers GEO as traditional SEO faces 25% decline from AI chatbots, Gartner says
    The moment Mack McConnell knew everything about search had changed came last summer at the Paris Olympics. His parents, independently and without prompting, had both turned to ChatGPT to plan their day's activities in the French capital. The AI recommended specific tour companies, restaurants, and attractions — businesses that had won a new kind of visibility lottery. "It was almost like this intuitive interface that older people were as comfortable with using as younger people," McConnell recalled in an exclusive interview with VentureBeat. "I could just see the businesses were now being recommended." That observation has now become the foundation of Geostar, a Pear VC-backed startup that's racing to help businesses navigate what may be the most significant shift in online discovery since…
    From static classifiers to reasoning engines: OpenAI’s new model rethinks content moderation
    Enterprises, eager to ensure any AI models they use adhere to safety and safe-use policies, fine-tune LLMs so they do not respond to unwanted queries.  However, much of the safeguarding and red teaming happens before deployment, “baking in” policies before users fully test the models’ capabilities in production. OpenAI believes it can offer a more flexible option for enterprises and encourage more companies to bring in safety policies.  The company has released two open-weight models under research preview that it believes will make enterprises and models more flexible in terms of safeguards. gpt-oss-safeguard-120b and gpt-oss-safeguard-20b will be available on a permissive Apache 2.0 license. The models are fine-tuned versions of OpenAI’s open-source gpt-oss, released in August, marking t…
    Agentic AI is all about the context — engineering, that is
    Presented by Elastic As organizations scramble to enact agentic AI solutions, accessing proprietary data from all the nooks and crannies will be key By now, most organizations have heard of agentic AI, which are systems that “think” by autonomously gathering tools, data and other sources of information to return an answer. But here’s the rub: reliability and relevance depend on delivering accurate context. In most enterprises, this context is scattered across various unstructured data sources, including documents, emails, business apps, and customer feedback. As organizations look ahead to 2026, solving this problem will be key to accelerating agentic AI rollouts around the world, says Ken Exner, chief product officer at Elastic. "People are starting to realize that to do agentic AI cor…
    Nvidia researchers unlock 4-bit LLM training that matches 8-bit performance
    Researchers at Nvidia have developed a novel approach to train large language models (LLMs) in 4-bit quantized format while maintaining their stability and accuracy at the level of high-precision models. Their technique, NVFP4, makes it possible to train models that not only outperform other leading 4-bit formats but match the performance of the larger 8-bit FP8 format, all while using half the memory and a fraction of the compute. The success of NVFP4 shows that enterprises can continue to cut inference costs by running leaner models that match the performance of larger ones. It also hints at a future where the cost of training LLMs will drop to a point where many more organizations can train their own bespoke models from scratch rather than just fine-tuning existing ones. The quantizatio…
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    Exclusive eBook: We did the math on AI’s energy footprint.
    In this exclusive subscirber-only ebook you’ll learn how the emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next. by James O’Donnell and Casey Crownhart May 20, 2025 Table of contents Related stories:  ( 16 min )
    Building a high performance data and AI organization (2nd edition)
    Four years is a lifetime when it comes to artificial intelligence. Since the first edition of this study was published in 2021, AI’s capabilities have been advancing at speed, and the advances have not slowed since generative AI’s breakthrough. For example, multimodality— the ability to process information not only as text but also as audio,…  ( 18 min )
    The Download: Boosting AI’s memory, and data centers’ unhappy neighbors
    This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. DeepSeek may have found a new way to improve AI’s ability to remember The news: An AI model released by Chinese AI company DeepSeek uses new techniques that could significantly improve AI’s ability…  ( 21 min )
    The AI Hype Index: Data centers’ neighbors are pivoting to power blackouts
    Separating AI reality from hyped-up fiction isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve created the AI Hype Index—a simple, at-a-glance summary of everything you need to know about the state of the industry. Just about all businesses these days seem to be pivoting to AI, even when they don’t seem to know exactly why they’re investing…  ( 16 min )
    DeepSeek may have found a new way to improve AI’s ability to remember
    An AI model released by Chinese AI company DeepSeek uses new techniques that could significantly improve AI’s ability to “remember.” Released last week, the optical character recognition (OCR) model works by extracting text from an image and turning it into machine-readable words. This is the same technology that powers scanner apps, translation of text in…  ( 22 min )
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    A Deep-Dive Into Kohaku: Ethereum’s Roadmap for Private and Secure Wallets
    Kohaku brings wallet privacy to Ethereum through an open SDK and reference wallet. Explore what this shift means for developers.  ( 9 min )
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    Colorful Debuts iGame X Senna AI Assistant In Malaysia
    Colorful today hosted its first event in Malaysia. To celebrate, the Shenzhen-based company showed off the iGame x Senna, or Senna for short. Senna was designed with today’s digital community in mind. Gamers benefit from more stable performance, streamers enjoy uninterrupted sessions, and creators experience faster editing and easier multitasking. “With Senna, we are giving […] The post Colorful Debuts iGame X Senna AI Assistant In Malaysia appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Mazda Unveils Vision X-Coupe At Japan Mobility Show 2025
    Mazda unveiled the Mazda Vision X-Coupe (‘X’ pronounced as ‘cross’) at the Japan Mobility Show 2025. This prototype model is a crossover coupe that will feature a hybrid system integrating a two-rotor rotary engine, which was last fitted in a Mazda RX-8. Design-wise, the Vision X-Coupe embodies the ‘KODO – Soul of Motion’ design language, […] The post Mazda Unveils Vision X-Coupe At Japan Mobility Show 2025 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Stellantis Plans To Bring Robotaxi In 2028
    Stellantis has recently announced that it will be working alongside Nvidia, Foxconn, and Uber to launch its own robotaxi service. In Reuters’ report, this is because the companies involved wish to tap into the “booming demand” for self-driving cars. As per the report, the collaboration will leverage Stellantis’ automobile manufacturing capability, Nvidia’s AI and autonomous […] The post Stellantis Plans To Bring Robotaxi In 2028 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Canada Announces Investment Into ASEAN Cyber Security Via Malaysia
    At the conclusion of the ASEAN summit, Canada has announced that it is expanding its investment in advancing cybersecurity capacity building in the region. As part of this, the country is investing CA$226,000 (~RM679,746) to the BlackBerry Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (CCoE), in collaboration with the MCMC. This is “to upskill and train cyber-defenders from across […] The post Canada Announces Investment Into ASEAN Cyber Security Via Malaysia appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    BrickBoy Launches On Kickstarter As LEGO Game Boy Emulator Upgrade Kit
    When LEGO launched the Game Boy replica, modders were quick to transform it into a playable handheld. Following a successful attempt by Natalie The Nerd, a group of Swiss creators called Substance Labs has debuted their own take on the upgrade. The BrickBoy comes in three versions, which are all available for pre-order via Kickstarter […] The post BrickBoy Launches On Kickstarter As LEGO Game Boy Emulator Upgrade Kit appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Astro Announces Astro One Year-End Holiday Promotion
    Astro is rolling out special Astro One promotions to help families enjoy more time together as the year-end holidays draw near. Running from 1 November 2025 to 31 January 2026, the company’s Year-End Holiday Promotion offers specially curated subscription packages that combine value, variety, and convenience. Families can now subscribe to either the Astro One […] The post Astro Announces Astro One Year-End Holiday Promotion appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    Leapmotor B10 Spotted In Malaysia Hinting Possible Local Debut
    The Leapmotor B10, which was recently launched in Thailand, has been sighted in Malaysia. This came to light through a posting by Sobri Sunan on the Malaysian Electric Vehicle Owners Club (myEVOC) Facebook page. The image showcased a camouflaged model of the EV SUV parked in front of a Benelli Best Shop outlet in Nilai, […] The post Leapmotor B10 Spotted In Malaysia Hinting Possible Local Debut appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Maybank’s MAE App Celebrates 5 Years With Special 5% p.a. Returns Promotion
    Maybank’s digital banking and wallet platform MAE is celebrating its fifth year of operation with a series of special promotions and upcoming feature updates. The bank revealed that nine out of 10 MAE users actively use the app daily for transactions, highlighting its strong adoption among Malaysians. According to Maybank, its app now has 10.7 […] The post Maybank’s MAE App Celebrates 5 Years With Special 5% p.a. Returns Promotion appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Samsung May Hike Galaxy Phone Prices Due To DRAM Shortage
    If you’ve been holding off on upgrading to a new phone, you may want to rethink that decision as the devices could be getting pricier pretty soon. Memory chips, particularly DRAM modules, are becoming more expensive, which in turn will lead to costlier electronics. And despite being a major memory manufacturer, Samsung might increase the […] The post Samsung May Hike Galaxy Phone Prices Due To DRAM Shortage appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Insta360 X4 Air Launches; Starts From RM1,599
    Insta360 has introduced the new X4 Air, a lightweight 8K 360-degree camera designed to sit between the company’s X4 and flagship X5 models. Despite its compact form, the new camera promises high-end performance at a more accessible price point. Weighing just 165 grams, the X4 Air is the lightest 8K 360 camera the company has […] The post Insta360 X4 Air Launches; Starts From RM1,599 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Razer Announces Huntsman V3 Pro 8KHz; Starts From RM1,099
    Earlier, Razer announced its Esports Green Collection which included a handful of unreleased products. One of these was the Raiju V3 Pro. Another, as it turns out, is the Huntsman V3 Pro Tenkeyless 8KHz. This is because the gaming peripheral brand has only recently announced the 8KHz variants of the optical keyboard. With that being […] The post Razer Announces Huntsman V3 Pro 8KHz; Starts From RM1,099 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

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    IBM's open source Granite 4.0 Nano AI models are small enough to run locally directly in your browser
    In an industry where model size is often seen as a proxy for intelligence, IBM is charting a different course — one that values efficiency over enormity, and accessibility over abstraction. The 114-year-old tech giant's four new Granite 4.0 Nano models, released today, range from just 350 million to 1.5 billion parameters, a fraction of the size of their server-bound cousins from the likes of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. These models are designed to be highly accessible: the 350M variants can run comfortably on a modern laptop CPU with 8–16GB of RAM, while the 1.5B models typically require a GPU with at least 6–8GB of VRAM for smooth performance — or sufficient system RAM and swap for CPU-only inference. This makes them well-suited for developers building applications on consumer hardwa…
    Microsoft’s Copilot can now build apps and automate your job — here’s how it works
    Microsoft is launching a significant expansion of its Copilot AI assistant on Tuesday, introducing tools that let employees build applications, automate workflows, and create specialized AI agents using only conversational prompts — no coding required. The new capabilities, called App Builder and Workflows, mark Microsoft's most aggressive attempt yet to merge artificial intelligence with software development, enabling the estimated 100 million Microsoft 365 users to create business tools as easily as they currently draft emails or build spreadsheets. "We really believe that a main part of an AI-forward employee, not just developers, will be to create agents, workflows and apps," Charles Lamanna, Microsoft's president of business and industry Copilot, said in an interview with VentureBeat.…
    GitHub's Agent HQ aims to solve enterprises' biggest AI coding problem: Too many agents, no central control
    GitHub is making a bold bet that enterprises don't need another proprietary coding agent: They need a way to manage all of them. At its Universe 2025 conference, the Microsoft-owned developer platform announced Agent HQ. The new architecture transforms GitHub into a unified control plane for managing multiple AI coding agents from competitors including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Cognition and xAI. Rather than forcing developers into a single agent experience, the company is positioning itself as the essential orchestration layer beneath them all. Agent HQ represents GitHub's attempt to apply its collaboration platform approach to AI agents. Just as the company transformed Git, pull requests and CI/CD into collaborative workflows, it's now trying to do the same with a fragmented AI coding l…
    Intuit learned to build AI agents for finance the hard way: Trust lost in buckets, earned back in spoonfuls
    Building AI for financial software requires a different playbook than consumer AI, and Intuit's latest QuickBooks release provides an example. The company has announced Intuit Intelligence, a system that orchestrates specialized AI agents across its QuickBooks platform to handle tasks including sales tax compliance and payroll processing. These new agents augment existing accounting and project management agents (which have also been updated) as well as a unified interface that lets users query data across QuickBooks, third-party systems and uploaded files using natural language. The new development follow years of investment and improvement in Intuit's GenOS, allowing the company to build AI capabilities that reduce latency and improve accuracy. But the real news isn't what Intuit built …
    PayPal’s agentic commerce play shows why flexibility, not standards, will define the eext c-commerce wave
    Enterprises looking to sell goods and services online are waiting for the backbone of agentic commerce to be hashed out; but PayPal is hoping its new features will bridge the gap. The payments company is launching a discoverability solution that allows enterprises to make its product available on any chat platform, regardless of the model or agent payment protocol.  PayPal, which is a participant in Google’s Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), found that it can leverage its relationship with merchants and enterprises to help pave the way for an easier transition into agentic commerce and offer flexibility that will benefit the ecosystem.  Michelle Gill, PayPal's GM for small business and financial services, told VentureBeat that AI-powered shopping will continue to grow, so enterprises and bran…
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    SUI Slides 3.4% as $2.60 Support Snaps on 180% Volume Surge
    Volume spiked 180% over average as nearly 2.7M tokens traded in a single minute.  ( 29 min )
    Tether Tokenized Gold Reserves Exceeded 11.6 Tons in Q3 Amid Yellow Metal's Rally
    Tether's gold-backed token swelled above $2 billion market cap, driven by record prices and surging retail demand, CEO Paolo Ardoino said in an interview.  ( 29 min )
    Bitcoin Sinks Below $113K as Stocks Hit Records; Sell-Off Could Have Room to Run, Says Bitfinex
    Nvidia closed in on a $4 trillion market cap amid CEO Jensen Huang's keynote speech at a tech conference, seemingly sucking capital out of crypto on Tuesday afternoon.  ( 29 min )
    Blockchain-Based Polymarket Eyes U.S. Comeback by November: BBG
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    How to Build a Chrome Extension That Analyzes Any Web Page Using JavaScript and Manifest V3
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    Roundtables: Seeking Climate Solutions in Turbulent Times
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    The market is officially three years post ChatGPT and many of the pundit bylines have shifted to using terms like “bubble” to suggest reasons behind generative AI not realizing material returns outside a handful of technology suppliers.  In September, the MIT NANDA report made waves because the soundbite every author and influencer picked up on…  ( 22 min )
    The Download: Microsoft’s stance on erotic AI, and an AI hype mystery
    This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. “We will never build a sex robot,” says Mustafa Suleyman Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, is trying to walk a fine line. On the one hand, he thinks that the industry is…  ( 21 min )
    “We will never build a sex robot,” says Mustafa Suleyman
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    An AI adoption riddle
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    QuickNode Launches Support for Arc, a New Layer 1 Designed as the Economic OS for the Internet
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    How to Build a CRUD App with TanStack Start and TanStackDB (with RxDB Integration)
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    How to Build Secure iOS Apps in Swift: Common Security Pitfalls and How to Fix Them
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    How to Use Closures in Go
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    MiniMax-M2 is the new king of open source LLMs (especially for agentic tool calling)
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    Anthropic rolls out Claude AI for finance, integrates with Excel to rival Microsoft Copilot
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    Google Cloud takes aim at CoreWeave and AWS with managed Slurm for enterprise-scale AI training
    Some enterprises are best served by fine-tuning large models to their needs, but a number of companies plan to build their own models, a project that would require access to GPUs.  Google Cloud wants to play a bigger role in enterprises’ model-making journey with its new service, Vertex AI Training. The service gives enterprises looking to train their own models access to a managed Slurm environment, data science tooling and any chips capable of large-scale model training.  With this new service, Google Cloud hopes to turn more enterprises away from other providers and encourage the building of more company-specific AI models.  While Google Cloud has always offered the ability to customize its Gemini models, the new service allows customers to bring in their own models or customize any ope…
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    The Download: what to make of OpenAI’s Atlas browser, and how to make climate progress
    This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. I tried OpenAI’s new Atlas browser but I still don’t know what it’s for —Mat Honan OpenAI rolled out a new web browser last week called Atlas. It comes with ChatGPT built in,…  ( 21 min )
    I tried OpenAI’s new Atlas browser but I still don’t know what it’s for
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    Understanding Hoisting in JavaScript: A Simple Guide
    JavaScript Hoisting 🔹 What is Hoisting? In simple terms: Using var Variables declared with var are hoisted to the top of their scope and are initialized with a value of undefined. This means you can access the variable before its declaration without an error, but its value will be undefined until the assignment is made. Example: code: console.log(myVar); // Outputs: undefined var myVar = "Hello, World!"; console.log(myVar); // Outputs: "Hello, World!" How JavaScript sees it: var myVar; // Declaration is hoisted and initialized as undefined console.log(myVar); myVar = "Hello, World!"; // Initialization happens here console.log(myVar); Using let and const Variables declared with let and const are also hoisted, but they …  ( 8 min )
    Compose Beginner 1: Why Jetpack Compose Changed Android Forever
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    CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation]: Enabling Multi-Cluster Load Balancing with Gateway API and Envoy Gateway
    Enabling Multi-Cluster Load Balancing, Simplified Managing Kubernetes load balancers across hybrid and multi-cloud setups is a headache when you’re stuck with cloud-provider locks or bare-metal gaps. This session lays out a neat recipe: use Gateway API and Envoy Gateway to spin up a dedicated load-balancer cluster with a centralized control plane, orchestrate multiple Envoy Gateways across clusters, and tame both L4 and L7 traffic with a few extra Kubernetes controllers. Why You Should Care We’ll walk you through the real-world pros and cons, share battle-tested tips for bare-metal and cloud alike, and show how this approach can redefine your app delivery. Swing by KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America in Atlanta (Nov 10–13) to catch this talk, mingle with CNCF projects, and level up your multi-cluster load-balancing game. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation]: Crossing the border - VM goes on a BGP adventure - Or Mergi
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    Essential Mobile Testing Tools: A Developer's Complete Guide
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    Stop-Guessing-Start-Measuring-A-Pragmatic-Guide-to-Web-Performance
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    From Developing MonkeysLegion Framework to Building a Next-Gen CMS! Marouane Amanar ・ Oct 27  ( 5 min )
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    From Developing MonkeysLegion Framework to Building a Next-Gen CMS!
    Having hands-on experience developing the MonkeysLegion framework has been the foundation for everything we’re building now. What started as a technical experiment, designing a flexible, headless, and API-first system, has evolved into a real AI-powered CMS product. Working on the core framework taught me so much about structuring code, building modular systems, and making tools that are actually usable by developers. Those lessons are now paying off as we turn MonkeysLegion into a real product, a CMS that’s not just about storing content, but about giving teams real control, flexibility, and efficiency. Even though I’m still early in my career, I’ve taken responsibility for the technical side of the project, guiding implementation, coordinating contributors, and making sure our architecture is solid. At the same time, I’m lucky to be working with @yorchperaza, who has 20+ years of experience. His guidance on architecture and strategy has been invaluable. It’s been a balance of taking ownership while learning from someone I deeply respect. Every decision feels like it matters, because we want this system to scale and be reliable from the start. Even before the product is fully ready, starting early will show its value. Investors will see something tangible, collaborators will be more excited when there’s momentum, and the team can experiment without waiting for perfect conditions. Every small progress step feels huge. Start with a strong foundation: Experience building the framework made product decisions much easier. Take ownership while staying open: Balancing responsibility with learning from experienced mentors accelerates growth. Document and communicate: Clear decisions and reasoning save time, reduce conflicts, and build trust. Everyone's welcome on the journey 🔥 If you want to be part of the journey, you’re always welcome!! Feel free to contact @yorchperaza or me on Dev.to, or via email: marouane.amanar07@gmail.com or on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marouane-amanar/  ( 8 min )
    eb3/Web4 Manga Stack — with MindsEye, BlueFlow, Binflow & PoF
    0) Premise Web3: asset ownership, on-chain royalties, composability (ERC-721/1155/SBT, IPFS/Arweave). Web4: contextual, autonomous, multi-agent flows (MindsEye + BlueFlow + Binflow + Proof-of-Flow). Every contribution = flow event (time-labeled, signed), every view = verifiable impression attached to the exact assets used. Domain Humans BlueFlow Co-Agents Writing/Lore 3 Plotwright Storyboard 4 BeatBoard Pencils 6 LineForge Inks 5 BlackBlade Tones 4 ToneSmith Letter/SFX 3 TypeShō Color/FX 2 HueMancer Editors/PM 2 Continuum / ShipRite Dev/Ops 1 LedgerOps Legal/Rev 0 SplitMaster (automated) Each co-agent carries Auth0 credentials, emits Binflow events, and signs work proofs. Chapter NFT (ERC-1155) → the bundle Page SBT (non-transferable) → provenance & credits …  ( 9 min )
    Introducing react-state-custom: A Hook-First State Management Library
    React 19 is on the horizon, and many of us are looking for ways to simplify state management without sacrificing performance or type safety. If you’ve been frustrated by heavy boilerplate or global stores that trigger unnecessary re-renders, react‑state‑custom may be the lightweight alternative you’ve been waiting for. Many popular solutions rely on reducers and dispatch functions, introducing patterns that feel disconnected from the rest of your React code. React‑state‑custom takes a different approach: it’s hook‑first and event‑driven. You write your state logic using the same hooks you already know (useState, useEffect, useMemo, etc.) and share it across components with a single line of code. Key benefits include: Zero boilerplate: no reducers or actions. Selective re‑renders: component…  ( 8 min )
    Seamless Data Transformation: Converting CSV to Excel and Excel to CSV in Java
    Data management often involves moving information between different formats. Two of the most common are Comma Separated Values (CSV) and Microsoft Excel (XLSX/XLS). For Java developers, the need to convert CSV to Excel and convert Excel to CSV is a frequent requirement in applications ranging from reporting tools to data integration pipelines. This article provides a practical, step-by-step guide to tackling these java conversion challenges using a powerful and efficient library. To effectively handle Excel and CSV conversions in Java, we'll leverage Spire.XLS for Java. This library is a robust and feature-rich API designed for creating, reading, writing, and converting Excel documents. It supports a wide range of Excel features, including charts, formulas, pivot tables, and, crucially for…  ( 8 min )
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    When async design meets rhythm-driven feedback
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    How to Set Paragraph Spacing Before and After in C#
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    Sync-in Server 1.8 — Internationalization, performance improvements, and more
    Sync-in is a self-hosted file and collaboration platform focused on privacy, simplicity, and control. This new release makes Sync-in more accessible, faster, and lighter than ever. 👉 Full release notes Sync-in now supports 14 languages, including 🇬🇧 English, 🇫🇷 French, 🇩🇪 German, 🇪🇸 Spanish, 🇵🇹 Portuguese, 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese, 🇮🇹 Italian, 🇨🇳 Chinese, 🇮🇳 Hindi, 🇹🇷 Turkish, 🇯🇵 Japanese, 🇰🇷 Korean, 🇵🇱 Polish, and 🇷🇺 Russian. Languages are automatically detected or can be manually selected in user profiles. 🔍 Full-text search with configurable indexing per instance and space 📊 Storage quotas including external shares and anchored locations 🖼️ 3× faster photo thumbnails 🐳 Lighter Docker image with fewer dependencies ⚡ Better memory efficiency on small systems (e.g. Raspberry Pi) Sync-in keeps growing with its community — making collaboration secure, sovereign, and simple.  ( 6 min )
    China's Ambitious AI Plan: Harnessing Deep Learning for Military Advancements
    China's DeepSeek Tech Raises Concerns of Autonomous Warfare The recent development of China's autonomous AI-powered technologies, including robot dogs and drone swarms, has sparked fears of an era of war driven by advanced artificial intelligence. The technology, known as DeepSeek, has been touted for its potential to revolutionize industries such as logistics and security. However, experts warn that it also raises significant concerns about the use of autonomous systems in military applications. What is DeepSeek? DeepSeek is a suite of AI-powered technologies developed by Chinese companies, including robotics and drone manufacturers. The system utilizes advanced computer vision, machine learning, and sensor fusion to enable autonomous decision-making and action. This means that DeepSeek-e…  ( 7 min )
    Sparsity Unleashed: Dynamic Activations for Leaner AI
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    Outil de Cybersécurité du Jour - Oct 27, 2025
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    Why Rust is the most Readable Language.
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    Security-is-Not-a-Feature-Its-a-Foundation
    GitHub Home About ten years into my career, I experienced a security incident that still gives me chills. We were developing an online trading system for a financial client. A young programmer on the team, trying to take a shortcut while writing an endpoint to query order history, directly concatenated SQL strings. Yes, you read that right—the most classic, textbook SQL injection vulnerability. 😈 A hacker exploited this vulnerability, bypassed authentication, and walked away with the entire user table. By the time we discovered it, it was too late. For the next few months, our entire team lived in a nightmare: cooperating with investigations, appeasing the client, fixing the vulnerability, and auditing all other company projects for similar risks. The company's reputation and business wer…  ( 10 min )
    Farewell-to-Framework-Bloat-How-I-Rediscovered-Simplicity-Without-Sacrificing-Performance
    GitHub Home Hyperlane is a lightweight, high-performance, cross-platform Rust HTTP server framework built on Tokio async runtime. Performance: 324,323 QPS (Keep-Alive on), 51,031 QPS (Keep-Alive off) | Unified API: HTTP, WebSocket, SSE share same interface | Flexible Routing: Static, dynamic, regex routes | Powerful Middleware: Request/response middleware, panic hooks | Real-time: Native WebSocket and SSE support | Cross-platform: Unified experience on Windows, Linux, macOS Quick start: git clone https://github.com/hyperlane-dev/hyperlane-quick-start.git As a backend developer with 10 years of experience, I've seen languages and frameworks rise and fall like empires. I've ridden the waves of hype and seen them crash on the shores of reality. And if there's one thing I've learned, it's that…  ( 8 min )
    Your-Tests-Are-Slow-and-Brittle-Youre-Testing-the-Wrong-Thing
    GitHub Home "We should write more tests." In every technical meeting, this sentence is repeated like a sacred mantra. Everyone nods in agreement, everyone knows this is the "right" thing to do. But back at their desks, the expression on many faces turns to one of pain. 😫 Why? Because in many projects, writing tests is a chore. The tests run as slow as a turtle; a full test suite takes long enough for you to brew three cups of coffee. ☕️ The test code itself is more complex and harder to understand than the business logic. And the deadliest part: these tests are incredibly "brittle." You change a CSS class name in the frontend, or add a field to a JSON response, and hundreds of tests mysteriously fail. 💔 If you can relate to these scenarios, then as an old-timer, I want to let you in on a…  ( 10 min )
    📰Major Tech News: October 26th, 2025: The Infrastructure of Intelligence
    The technology news cycle often focuses on shiny new consumer gadgets, but the developments on October 26th, 2025, highlighted something far more foundational: the massive, necessary infrastructure required to power the current boom in Artificial Intelligence. From international corporate partnerships to concerns about data center power grids and the changing nature of the entry-level tech job market, the underlying themes of the day revolved around building the world that AI demands. A significant headline involved the deepening collaboration between a global technology leader and a major industrial player. Reliance and Meta announced a new joint venture focused on building enterprise-level AI products in India. The initial investment is substantial, with Reliance taking a majority stake.…  ( 11 min )
    VaultMind: Your AI Calendar Assistant with Auth0-Powered Security
    This is a submission for the Auth0 for AI Agents Challenge VaultMind is an AI-powered calendar assistant that transforms how you manage your schedule. Instead of clicking through calendar interfaces, just tell VaultMind what you need: 💬 "Am I free tomorrow afternoon?" - Instant availability checks 📅 "Schedule a team standup next Monday at 2pm" - Smart event creation with conflict detection 🌍 "What time is 3pm Tokyo in San Francisco?" - Automatic timezone conversion across 19 global zones ⚠️ "Find me 30 minutes this week" - Intelligent scheduling with conflict warnings The Problem It Solves Modern professionals waste 2+ hours per week on calendar management: Manual timezone calculations for distributed teams Checking availability across multiple calendars Avoiding…  ( 9 min )
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    Samsung Introduces Sleep Apnea Detection To Galaxy Watch Series In Malaysia
    Starting today, Malaysians can now utilise the Sleep Apnea feature on the Galaxy Watch series. The feature can be accessed through the Samsung Health Monitor App. The introduction of the feature in the country follows the receipt of the Medical device Registration Certificate from the Medical Device Authority (MDA). This certificate showcases that Samsung meets […] The post Samsung Introduces Sleep Apnea Detection To Galaxy Watch Series In Malaysia appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Akaso Keychain 2 Lightning Review: Pocket-Sized 4K GoPro Alternative
    The AKASO Keychain 2 is one of the latest contenders in the action camera market, offering the consumers what is essentially a “barebones” alternative. What Am I Looking At? So, the Keychain 2 presents itself with rectangular body, rather than a more uniformed square design that its rival, GoPro, uses. To go through the specifications […] The post Akaso Keychain 2 Lightning Review: Pocket-Sized 4K GoPro Alternative appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 38 min )
    MG Announces Revised Pricing For MGS5 EV; Now Starts From RM107,900
    MG Motor Malaysia has announced revised pricing for all three variants of the MGS5 EV, effective immediately. The COM variant is now priced at RM107,900, the COM Long Range at RM117,900, and the LUX Long Range at RM127,900. This revised pricing reflects a price reduction of RM8,000 across all variants. According to the automaker, the […] The post MG Announces Revised Pricing For MGS5 EV; Now Starts From RM107,900 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Porsche Updates Specifications Of The All-Electric Cayenne
    Porsche recently unveiled performance specifications of the electric version version of the Cayenne SUV, following the reveal of the model’s interior last month. The car was first showcased at the legendary Shelsley Walsh hill climb in England a few months back. The Cayenne EV is built on Porsche’s in-house developed Premium Platform Electric (PPE) architecture, […] The post Porsche Updates Specifications Of The All-Electric Cayenne appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    HONOR X9d 5G Now Available Via Selected Telco Plans
    Back in September, HONOR officially unveiled its newest midrange smartphone on our shores, the X9d. Starting earlier this month, those interested in buying the device can purchase it through the brand’s physical and online stores, as well as authorised retailers. Now, the company has announced that the 512GB model is available through selected telcos. Starting […] The post HONOR X9d 5G Now Available Via Selected Telco Plans appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    AMD Could Be Gearing Up To Launch A Ryzen 5 7500X3D CPU
    Rumour has it that AMD is preparing to launch a total of four new 3D V-Cache Ryzen processors. The most interesting point of this story is that a mid-range Ryzen 5 7500X3D is likely to be a possible SKU. The case of the 7500X3D comes by way of popular leakster momomo_us on X, although to […] The post AMD Could Be Gearing Up To Launch A Ryzen 5 7500X3D CPU appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    You Can Now Generate Presentations With Google Gemini
    Google is expanding the capabilities of Canvas, the interactive workspace that is found within the Gemini chatbot app. Starting today, users can ask the AI to generate a slideshow presentation for them. Gemini’s Canvas can now generate presentation slides with just a prompt. However, users can also upload files like documents, spreadsheets, and research papers […] The post You Can Now Generate Presentations With Google Gemini appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    Razer Announces Esports Green Collection; Includes Unreleased Raiju V3 Pro
    Not long after announcing the Phantom White collection of peripherals, Razer already has another collection lined up. This time it’s called Esports Green, but really it’s just the brand’s own iconic green. Or more specifically, the 802C green on the Pantone colour code. Just about all of them have a RM30 premium on top of […] The post Razer Announces Esports Green Collection; Includes Unreleased Raiju V3 Pro appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Strava Drops Garmin Lawsuit After Only 21 Days
    Earlier in the month, Strava filed a lawsuit against its longstanding partner Garmin over a patent infringement. After only 21 days, the company has unexpectedly withdrawn its lawsuit. To bring you up to speed, Strava is accusing Garmin of infringing on two patented features. The first of these features is the segments, which allow athletes […] The post Strava Drops Garmin Lawsuit After Only 21 Days appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    JPJ Offering 50% Discount On Outstanding Summonses Until 30 December 2025
    The Road Transport Department (JPJ) is offering motorists a 50% discount to settle outstanding summonses over a two-month period from 1 November to 30 December 2025. The initiative aims to give vehicle owners a final opportunity to clear their dues before a new payment structure takes effect next year. JPJ director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli […] The post JPJ Offering 50% Discount On Outstanding Summonses Until 30 December 2025 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Apple Might Start Introducing Ads To Apple Maps Next Year
    Apple Maps users may start seeing ads in the app in the future. According to a report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple plans to introduce ads to its mapping service as soon as next year. This change is part of the brand’s greater push for more advertising in iOS. Of course, this move did not […] The post Apple Might Start Introducing Ads To Apple Maps Next Year appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Proton Unveils New Saga MC3 At 47th ASEAN Summit
    Proton has officially unveiled the all-new Saga MC3 at the ongoing 47th ASEAN Summit, a reveal that quickly caught public attention through social media posts. From the shared images, the sedan appears wrapped in a batik-inspired camouflage, though its overall design details remain clearly visible. In terms of styling, the Saga MC3 features a completely […] The post Proton Unveils New Saga MC3 At 47th ASEAN Summit appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    iPad Pro With M6 Chip May Feature Vapour Chamber Cooling
    Apple has launched the latest iPad Pro refresh with the M5 chip earlier in the month. Which seems to be as good a time as any for details of the next refresh to appear online. The newest claim is that, when the M6 version of the tablet rolls around, it will feature vapour chamber cooling. […] The post iPad Pro With M6 Chip May Feature Vapour Chamber Cooling appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    TikTok Parent Company ByteDance Reportedly Developing Steam Rival
    Apparently, ByteDance is working on its own international game distribution platform. Dubbed GameTop, the TikTok owner’s upcoming offering is set to compete against existing marketplaces like Epic Games and Steam. Much like the latter, the new platform will focus on aspects like user-created content, social features, as well as tools for developers. According to Chinese […] The post TikTok Parent Company ByteDance Reportedly Developing Steam Rival appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    TNB Signs MOU With China’s SGCC To Advance Malaysia’s Power Grid Modernisation
    Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) yesterday with the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), represented by its wholly owned subsidiary China Electric Power Equipment and Technology Co Ltd (CET). In a statement, the company said the collaboration will enhance Malaysia’s grid technology and contribute to the broader ASEAN goal […] The post TNB Signs MOU With China’s SGCC To Advance Malaysia’s Power Grid Modernisation appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Malaysia And US Sign New Reciprocal Trade For Semiconductors At ASEAN Summit 2025
    US President Trump and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim signed a new Agreement on Reciprocal Trade. The agreement was signed on the sidelines, during the 47th ASEAN Summit. As per the new deal, the US will maintain the tariff rate on Malaysia, which currently sits at 19%, with the new deal set to exempt […] The post Malaysia And US Sign New Reciprocal Trade For Semiconductors At ASEAN Summit 2025 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
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    ClearBank to Join Circle Payments Network, Expanding Access to MiCA-Compliant Stablecoins
    ClearBank’s partnership with Circle aims to bring faster, lower-cost cross-border payments to Europe using USDC and EURC.  ( 30 min )
    Fed Interest Rate Decision and a Potential Merger: Crypto Week Ahead
    Your look at what's coming in the week starting Oct. 27.  ( 33 min )
    Indian Judge Halts WazirX’s XRP Reallocation Plan Linked to 2024 Hack
    The Madras High Court granted interim protection to a WazirX user, blocking the exchange from redistributing her XRP as part of its Singapore-led restructuring.  ( 29 min )
    Mt. Gox Delays Creditor Repayment to October 2026
    Mt. Gox has extended the creditor repayment deadline by a year.  ( 27 min )
    Alibaba Affiliate Ant Group Files ‘AntCoin’ Trademark in Hong Kong, Hinting at Crypto Ambitions
    While the filing doesn’t confirm a token launch, it shows Ant Group laying legal groundwork to merge its Alipay ecosystem with regulated Web3 and stablecoin infrastructure.  ( 28 min )
    Restoring Privacy to ZEC on Solana via Encifher
    ZEC's price has surged by 380% this month.  ( 30 min )
    Japan's New Yen Stablecoin is Asia’s Only Truly Global Fiat-Pegged Token
    With the yen freely convertible and backed by Japan’s deep government bond market, JPYC’s launch stands apart from the region’s onshore-only experiments in Korea, Taiwan, and beyond.  ( 31 min )
    Dogecoin Breaks Multi-Month Range as $0.21 Resistance Flips to Support
    DOGE outperforms broader crypto markets as volume climbs nearly 10% above weekly averages, signaling early accumulation within breakout structure.  ( 31 min )
    XRP’s Clean Technical Break Repositions Bulls for $2.80 Push
    XRP surged 3% to $2.68 during Sunday’s session, breaking above the critical resistance level at $2.63 on a dramatic volume spike — one of the largest of the month.  ( 29 min )
    Bitcoin Surpasses 50-Day Average, but CoinDesk BTC Trend Indicator Remains Bearish
    BTC looks north as Fed rate cut looms. But one key resistance is yet to be cleared.  ( 28 min )
    Bitcoin Set for Massive Surge as Bank Reserves Near 'Danger Zone,' Says Adam Livingston
    The Kobeissi Letter reported bank cash at the Federal Reserve fell to about $2.93 trillion; Adam Livingston says that level signals a shift that would favor bitcoin.  ( 32 min )
    Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin Holds Above $114K as Whales Absorb Supply and Shorts Rebalance
    On-chain data shows roughly 62,000 BTC have moved out of long-term storage since mid-October, softening one of this cycle’s strongest tailwinds. But steady whale accumulation and a moderate short-side cleanup helped prices stabilize near $114K.  ( 31 min )
    Bitcoin Rebounds as $319M in Shorts Are Liquidated While Traders Eye U.S.-China Talks
    Bitcoin cleared $112,000 on heavy volume and hovered near $114,500 late Sunday (UTC), while CoinGlass showed $319 million of short positions liquidated over 24 hours.  ( 33 min )

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    DeepSeek-OCR: When a Picture Is Actually Worth 10 Fewer Tokens Allen Elzayn ・ Oct 26 #ocr #ai #deepseek #deeplearning  ( 5 min )
    Aliasing and Cloning can be carried out with list
    Lists and tuples are similar but have some differences, e.g. lists are mutable, while tuples are immutable. Aliasing and Cloning can be carried out with list. I was unable to study on October 25th. *Day 67 [October 26, 2025] I need to buckle down, as I'm still lagging on day day 3 & 4 goals, "Day 3-4: Control structures (if-else, loops)", as well as day 5 (and 6) goals, "Day 5-6: Functions and modules", and Day 7 target (exercises) (Meta AI, personal communication, August 8, 2025). If I haven't covered this, I can't make progress on day 8 - 66 goals. Goals: As extracted from the 'Python for Software Development' textbook by Halvorsen (n.d.): Plotting in Python ✅ Subplots✅ Exercises✅ If ... Else Arrays For Loops Nested For Loops While Loops Exercises Creating Functions in Python - Introd…  ( 8 min )
    Top 5 Privacy-Focused Alternatives to Facebook
    Minds – Similar to Facebook but decentralized, privacy-focused, and rewards users with crypto. MeWe – Focuses on privacy (no ads, no tracking). Feels like early Facebook. Diaspora – Open-source and decentralized; you can host your own server (“pod”). Vero – No ads, no algorithms; good for creators and genuine connections. WT.Social – Created by Wikipedia’s co-founderCreated by Wikipedia’s co-founder; emphasizes truth and meaningful discussion.  ( 6 min )
    Mastering Lock-Free Data Structures in Go: Ring Buffers, Queues, and Performance Optimization
    As a best-selling author, I invite you to explore my books on Amazon. Don't forget to follow me on Medium and show your support. Thank you! Your support means the world! In concurrent programming, managing multiple threads accessing shared data presents significant challenges. Traditional locking mechanisms often introduce bottlenecks, reducing system throughput and increasing latency. I have spent years exploring alternatives that minimize contention while ensuring data integrity. Lock-free data structures offer a compelling solution by relying on atomic operations rather than mutexes. This approach can dramatically improve performance in highly concurrent environments, especially in Go, where goroutines multiply rapidly. My journey into lock-free programming began with simple counters a…  ( 12 min )
    Ship Small, Learn Big—Staged Rollouts Strengthen Your Product
    TL;DR Ship smaller slices so users feel the value sooner and you can learn before over-investing. Evaluate each cut by whether it delivers standalone value and avoids confusing users. Design the slices, refine them during implementation, and iterate quickly with real feedback. This article lays out why delivering in small increments matters, how to decide where to draw the boundaries, and what execution pattern keeps those releases delivering value. Bundling everything into one launch keeps even finished functionality sitting on the shelf, pushing back the moment value reaches your users. Shipping a partial slice lets you invite them to try it without delay. Letting people touch the product earlier surfaces real reactions right away, so the team can plan its next move with evidence. It …  ( 8 min )
    🚫 A Armadilha dos Tipos Primitivos: Como Object Calisthenics Pode Salvar seu Código
    Já parou para pensar quantas vezes você usou uma simples string para representar um email, CPF ou telefone no seu código? 🤔 Se a resposta foi "várias vezes" (e provavelmente foi), você pode estar caindo numa armadilha muito comum: a obsessão por tipos primitivos! Essa é uma das regras mais importantes do Object Calisthenics que pode transformar completamente a qualidade do seu código. Object Calisthenics é como uma "academia para o seu código"! 💪 Criado por Jeff Bay, é um conjunto de 9 regras que funcionam como exercícios para tornar seu código mais orientado a objetos e próximo dos princípios SOLID. As 9 regras são: Apenas um nível de indentação por método Não use a palavra-chave ELSE Encapsule todos os tipos primitivos e Strings ⭐ (nosso foco hoje!) Coleções como objetos de primeira cl…  ( 9 min )
    Top 10 Domain & Web Hosting Providers in Nigeria (2025)
    If you’re a Nigerian developer or business owner looking for reliable hosting and domain registration, here are the top providers to consider this year 👇 telaHosting – Fast NVMe servers, free domain on some plans, and great local support. DomainKing NG – Affordable hosting and domain bundles for small businesses and devs. QServers – Veteran Nigerian host with solid uptime and data centers in Lagos. Truehost Cloud – Budget-friendly plans ideal for freelancers and web agencies. AfeesHost – Low-cost hosting with free domain offers and good customer support. WhoGoHost (GO54) – One of Nigeria’s oldest and most popular hosting providers. HostNowNow – Scalable shared and reseller hosting with competitive prices. SmartWeb Nigeria – Known for reliable uptime and support for .ng and .com.ng domains. HostAfrica – Offers Nigerian-based servers and high performance for growing businesses. Web4Africa – Trusted regional provider offering both local and international hosting options.  ( 6 min )
    Docker - one read to understand
    problem statement Containers - these containers have their own environment with the version specified. these containers can be shared when he shares the image. these are lightweight, sharable and have their own env. Docker Setup Docker Daemon - this is the brain of docker, creating, pulling images. docker run -it ubuntu this is a normal CLI in windows it says start a ubuntu container i.e. an container with ubuntu as OS. this checks for image of ubuntu locally in your machine, if not downloads it from the docker hub , and you get an image of ubuntu. now u have a ubuntu container running in docker, u can use it. after creation of the docker container, the docker(daemon ) uses your host kernel, and not full OS and creates a container, now what ever changes you make in the container is only…  ( 9 min )
    How to Build a Scalable Mobile App Marketing Strategy in 2025
    The mobile app industry is booming—but so is the competition. Every day, hundreds of new apps hit the market, each fighting for the same thing: user attention. With over 5 million apps available across stores, standing out requires more than a great product. It demands a strategic and scalable mobile app marketing plan. In 2025, user acquisition is no longer about luck or massive ad budgets—it’s about precision, creativity, and adaptability. Whether you’re an indie developer or part of a growth team, here’s how to build a sustainable app marketing strategy that actually scales. 1. Start With the Foundation: Knowing Your Audience Before you spend a single dollar on advertising, define who you’re marketing to. A deep understanding of your audience allows you to craft relevant messaging and c…  ( 8 min )
    Coding Challenge Practice - Question 37
    The task is to implement an insertion sort which sorts an array of integers in ascending order, done in place. The boilerplate code: function insertionSort(arr) { // your code here } The insertion array works by assuming the first element is already sorted. Starting from index 1, store the value as key let key = arr[i] let j = i - 1 Compare it to the elements before it, shift all elements bigger than it to the right by one position and insert the key in the correct position while(j >= 0 && arr[j] > key) { arr[j + 1] = arr[j]; j--; } arr[j + 1] = key The operation is repeated until the array is sorted. The final code is: function insertionSort(arr) { // your code here for(let i = 0; i = 0 && arr[j] > key) { arr[j + 1] = arr[j]; j--; } arr[j + 1] = key; } }  ( 6 min )
    AgentFlow: Autonomous AI Agents with Secure OAuth Integration via Auth0 Token Vault
    This is a submission for the Auth0 for AI Agents Challenge AgentFlow is a comprehensive AI agent platform that enables users to create, manage, and deploy autonomous AI agents that can interact with their connected services (Gmail, Slack, Google Calendar, etc.) on their behalf. The platform solves the critical problem of secure credential management for AI agents while providing a beautiful, intuitive interface for agent creation and monitoring. Key Features: 🤖 Multi-Template Agent Builder Pre-configured templates (Email Assistant, Calendar Manager, Social Media Manager) Custom agent creation with flexible service selection Visual workflow configuration 🔐 Secure OAuth Integration Auth0-powered authentication for users Token Vault for secure credential storage Service-specific permission …  ( 9 min )
    Stop the Bloat: Introducing lite-schema-check, the Zero-Dependency Runtime Validator You Didn't Know You Needed
    Hello DEV Community! I've just released a minimal, zero-dependency NPM package called lite-schema-check and I think it directly addresses a common pattern in the JavaScript ecosystem. We all know the moment: we need to check if a simple object—a configuration file, an options parameter, or a JSON payload—has the right keys and types. The common choices are either writing verbose, custom type checks or pulling in a huge dependency like Zod or Joi. lite-schema-check is the ultimate minimalist solution, built for Node.js microservices and lightweight libraries where every kilobyte counts. What is it and Why is it "Lite"? This utility exports a single, pure function: validate(object, schema). It performs the minimum viable validation: it only checks for key presence and primitive type matching…  ( 7 min )
    How to Integrate MTN Mobile Money in PHP - Complete Guide
    How to Integrate MTN Mobile Money in PHP - Complete Guide Mobile Money is the dominant payment method in Africa, with MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) leading the market. If you're building a PHP application that needs to accept payments or send money in Africa, integrating MTN MoMo is essential. In this guide, I'll show you how to integrate MTN Mobile Money using a modern PHP library that makes it simple and type-safe. By the end of this tutorial, you'll be able to: Accept payments from customers (Collection) Send money to users (Disbursement) Check transaction status Handle callbacks Test everything in sandbox mode First, install the library via Composer: composer require lepresk/momo-api Requirements: PHP 7.4+ or PHP 8.x Let's start with the most common use case - accepting a payment from a c…  ( 9 min )
    The First AI-Powered URL Shortener - Shrinkify
    What does he mean by AI-powered URL Shortener? Hey Guys, I'm Launching Shrinkify today and figured this community i've been apart of for a longtime would appreciate the honest behind-the-scenes. I was paying $29/mo to Bitly. For what? A database entry and a 301 redirect. Maybe some basic charts if I was lucky. The idea wondered in my head for a while, that shortening urls don't need to be that expensive and most of the current solutions only shorten links, people still left with many questions unanswered. I wanted something that could fill in the blanks to the questions I had and many others do about how their links are actually performing? what they could be doing differently? and I wanted an solution that was more generous but I couldn't find one so... I built my own. Instead of just ano…  ( 7 min )
    Free Developer Growth Masterclass (Yes, Really!)
    Hi everybody, it's me again: the engineer behind the popular 'Free Developer Growth Call'. After speaking with 20+ developers from all over the world, I realized something: career advice should be accessible to all (regardless of time, budget, or experience). So today, I’m excited to launch the next phase: a 1-hour masterclass. It’s something close to my heart — something I believe can make a real difference for developers at all stages of their careers. And yes: it’s completely free. As I mentioned before, helping developers grow is what drives me. Whether it’s unblocking someone who’s stuck, offering a fresh perspective, or bringing clarity in the chaos — we all need that from time to time. Over the years, I’ve coached dozens of developers, helping them grow from “just coding” to “maki…  ( 8 min )
    Mr Sunday Movies: The Alien VS Predator Series - Caravan of Garbage
    After more than a decade of teasing us with Alien vs Predator crossovers in comics, games and that little nod in Predator 2, Caravan of Garbage finally dives into the live-action mash-ups: 2004’s Alien VS Predator and its 2007 sequel Requiem. The hosts poke fun at the films’ few high points and many missed opportunities, all wrapped up in their trademark snarky banter. This two-part review serves as a tasty appetizer before next week’s deep dive into the first four Predator movies — so buckle up for more monster mayhem and witty commentary! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Security-is-Not-a-Feature-Its-a-Foundation
    GitHub Home About ten years into my career, I experienced a security incident that still gives me chills. We were developing an online trading system for a financial client. A young programmer on the team, trying to take a shortcut while writing an endpoint to query order history, directly concatenated SQL strings. Yes, you read that right—the most classic, textbook SQL injection vulnerability. 😈 A hacker exploited this vulnerability, bypassed authentication, and walked away with the entire user table. By the time we discovered it, it was too late. For the next few months, our entire team lived in a nightmare: cooperating with investigations, appeasing the client, fixing the vulnerability, and auditing all other company projects for similar risks. The company's reputation and business wer…  ( 10 min )
    That-Real-Time-Headache-Its-Not-The-WebSockets-Its-Your-Framework
    GitHub Home I remember a few years ago, I was leading a team to develop a real-time stock ticker dashboard. 📈 Initially, everyone's enthusiasm was incredibly high. We were all excited to build a "live" application with our own hands. But soon, we found ourselves stuck in the mud. The tech stack we chose performed reasonably well for ordinary REST APIs, but as soon as WebSockets came into the picture, everything became unrecognizable. Our codebase split into two worlds: the "main application" that handled HTTP requests, and a "separate module" that handled WebSocket connections. Sharing state between these two worlds, like a user's login information, became a nightmare. We had to resort to some very clever (or rather, ugly) methods, like using Redis or a message queue to synchronize data. …  ( 9 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Every Saw Movie EVER (That We've Sinned So Far)
    Everything Wrong With Every Saw Movie EVER (That We’ve Sinned So Far) CinemaSins just dropped a mega sins compilation ripping apart every Saw flick to date. Want more binge-worthy cringe? Hit up their main site (cinemasins.com), subscribe to TVSins, CommercialSins and the CinemaSins Podcast, or follow their Linktree for the latest drops and behind-the-scenes action. They’re itching to know what you think—take their sinful poll—and if you’re feeling generous, support the small but mighty team on Patreon. Shout-outs to writers Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel (peep their socials), and join the community on Discord, Reddit, Instagram and TikTok for extra movie-murder mayhem. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Final Destination: Bloodlines in 24 Minutes or Less
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    Samba on Linux - File Sharing for Mixed Environments
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    DeepSeek-OCR: When a Picture Is Actually Worth 10 Fewer Tokens
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    GitHub Home I remember a few years ago, I was leading a team to develop a real-time stock ticker dashboard. 📈 Initially, everyone's enthusiasm was incredibly high. We were all excited to build a "live" application with our own hands. But soon, we found ourselves stuck in the mud. The tech stack we chose performed reasonably well for ordinary REST APIs, but as soon as WebSockets came into the picture, everything became unrecognizable. Our codebase split into two worlds: the "main application" that handled HTTP requests, and a "separate module" that handled WebSocket connections. Sharing state between these two worlds, like a user's login information, became a nightmare. We had to resort to some very clever (or rather, ugly) methods, like using Redis or a message queue to synchronize data. …  ( 9 min )
    Your-Deployments-Are-Stuck-in-the-Past-The-Lost-Art-of-the-Hot-Restart
    GitHub Home I still vividly remember that Friday midnight. I, a man in my forties who should have been at home enjoying the weekend, was instead in a cold server room, the hum of fans buzzing in my ears, and a stream of error logs scrolling endlessly on the terminal before me. What was supposed to be a "simple" version update had turned into a disaster. The service wouldn't start, the rollback script failed, and on the other end of the phone was the furious roar of a client. At that moment, staring at the screen, I had only one thought: "There has to be a better way." We old-timers grew up in an era when the term "maintenance window" was a fact of life. We were used to pausing services in the dead of night, replacing files, and then praying that everything would go smoothly. Deployment was…  ( 12 min )
    Presento GozoLite — un Code Executor modular que ejecuta 29 lenguajes reales, hecho por TotyLabs
    Hola a todos 👋 Hoy quiero presentarles GozoLite, un Polyglot Secure Code Executor capaz de correr más de 25 lenguajes de programación reales dentro de contenedores seguros, todo desde una interfaz moderna y portable. GozoLite está pensado para entornos educativos y corporativos, y es completamente open source. 🔹 Corre 29 lenguajes (26 verificados + 3 experimentales) 🌐 Probalo en Hugging Face: https://huggingface.co/spaces/HUGGINGF134/GozoLite 💾 Repositorio oficial: https://github.com/Dark-Byte01/GozoLite 💡 Proyecto creado por TotyLabs https://TotyLabs-io.pages.dev Si les gusta, los invito a dejar feedback o ideas para escalarlo. 🚀  ( 6 min )
    Post 3 — Open Source Reflections
    Post 3 — Open Source Reflections (Prompt: “Reflect on your Hacktoberfest experience and what open source means to you.”) Title: Open Source as Rhythm, Not Static: What Hacktoberfest Taught Me While Building BINFLOW Tags: #hacktoberfest #opensource #postgres #ai #webdev Hot take: open source isn’t a license — it’s a tempo. BINFLOW (a time-aware ledger that measures usage over time), I realized why some projects feel alive and others… don’t. It’s not stars. It’s not hype. It’s whether the project keeps a beat. Most repos treat time as metadata. I made it a primary key. flow event (Focus/Loop/Transition/Pause/Emergence). It’s wild how much clarity you get when you log how something lives — not just the final state. Result: Better tradeoffs, fewer “mysterious regressions,” and a culture of s…  ( 7 min )
    Post 2 — Contribution Chronicles
    Perfect — here are two ready-to-publish DEV posts you can drop in today to cover the other Hacktoberfest prompts. I kept them judge-friendly, crisp, and very you. (Prompt: “Highlight the contributions you’re making during Hacktoberfest and what you learned.”) Title: I Shipped Proof-of-Leverage on Postgres: My Hacktoberfest Contributions to BINFLOW (Botswana → Web4) Tags: #hacktoberfest #opensource #postgres #ai #timeseries During Hacktoberfest I turned a weird idea — measuring influence by usage over time — into working features inside BINFLOW (my Web4 project). I: Designed the PoL (Proof-of-Leverage) formula + SQL view Logged time-labeled “flow events” in a hypertable Added hybrid search (pg_text + vector embeddings) Proved agents can fork the DB → propose merges like code This post docum…  ( 8 min )
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    XRP Ledger Validator Sees NFT-to-NFT Trading Potential in Proposed 'Batch' Amendment
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    Bitcoin Bid, XRP Retakes 200-Day Average as Fed Rate Cut Looms; 'Mag 7' Earnings, Trump-Xi Summit Eyed
    Major cryptocurrencies are trading higher ahead of a busy week featuring key Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan rate decisions alongside earnings reports from influential Mag 7 stocks.  ( 33 min )
    Gold’s Pause is Bitcoin’s Pulse as Risk Appetite Returns Ahead of the Fed Week
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    Solana's Marinade Labs CEO Eyes Lower Barrier to Entry for Validators After 'Alpenglow' Upgrade
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    Bitcoin Tops $113K, SOL, ADA, ETH Jump as US–China Trade Progress Lifts Risk Appetite
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    Bitcoin Shines as a 'Liquidity Barometer,' Not an Inflation Hedge, NYDIG Says
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    Krafton Says It Is Now An “AI-First Company”
    Krafton, the video game publisher responsible for the once popular Battle Royale, Player Unknown’s Battleground, known more commonly as PUBG, announced earlier this week that it is transforming into an “AI-first” company. The announcement was made via the company’s Korean site, which says (Google translated) that the change will refocus and reorganise itself, with AI […] The post Krafton Says It Is Now An “AI-First Company” appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    Xpeng Unveils X9 Extended-Range Version
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    Nike Has Made “Powered Footwear” Called Project Amplify
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    From human clicks to machine intent: Preparing the web for agentic AI
    For three decades, the web has been designed with one audience in mind: People. Pages are optimized for human eyes, clicks and intuition. But as AI-driven agents begin to browse on our behalf, the human-first assumptions built into the internet are being exposed as fragile. The rise of agentic browsing — where a browser doesn’t just show pages but takes action — marks the beginning of this shift. Tools like Perplexity’s Comet and Anthropic’s Claude browser plugin already attempt to execute user intent, from summarizing content to booking services. Yet, my own experiments make it clear: Today’s web is not ready. The architecture that works so well for people is a poor fit for machines, and until that changes, agentic browsing will remain both promising and precarious. When hidden instructio…

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    Building a Cybersecurity Lab: Project Overview 🗺️
    Throughout my cybersecurity journey I've heard the saying "hands-on experience beats theory," about a hundred times. I've always followed this principle when learning something new. Whether it be CTFs or small security related projects, I've had a blast taking on new challenges. However, there's one challenge that I've been eagerly waiting to take on until now. After purchasing an old refurbished Dell tower desktop and installing Proxmox as my main OS, I'll finally be able to take on the unique challenge of building a home lab. To fully understand what it takes to secure a network, you've gotta do the real thing, and I have a feeling I'll end up learning a lot from this. Whether it be setting up a SIEM for SOC related purposes, simulating attacks, or practicing incident response, there's s…  ( 7 min )
    BINLFOW is a time-labeled binary framework for AI, EVs, and neurotech, projecting $215B impact.
    SageWorks BINLFOW Install PostgreSQL 14+ and Python 3.10+. createdb binflow and psql -d binflow -f binflow_schema.sql. pip install -r requirements.txt. export BINFLOW_DSN="dbname=binflow user=postgres password=postgres" python demo.py Last 24h mix: SELECT stream_id, tag, COUNT(*) FROM event WHERE t >= now() - interval '24 hours' GROUP BY stream_id, tag; Explainability: See api.py for joins. MIT  ( 6 min )
    I built a tool to stop writing custom copilot configs from scratch
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    i-benchmarked-seven-backend-frameworks-and-it-changed-my-tech-stack-decisions
    About Hyperlane Framework Hyperlane is a lightweight, high-performance, cross-platform Rust HTTP server framework built on Tokio async runtime. Performance: 324,323 QPS (Keep-Alive on), 51,031 QPS (Keep-Alive off) | Unified API: HTTP, WebSocket, SSE share same interface | Flexible Routing: Static, dynamic, regex routes | Powerful Middleware: Request/response middleware, panic hooks | Real-time: Native WebSocket and SSE support | Cross-platform: Unified experience on Windows, Linux, macOS Quick start: git clone https://github.com/hyperlane-dev/hyperlane-quick-start.git Honestly, before I started this benchmark, I never imagined the performance differences would be this dramatic. As a backend developer with 10 years of experience, I always thought framework selection was mainly about featu…  ( 16 min )
    Files-are-Not-Just-Data-A-Guide-to-Robust-File-Handling
    GitHub Home I'll never forget that afternoon. We had just launched a new feature allowing users to upload their profile pictures. Everything seemed perfect. Until one user, whether intentionally or not, tried to upload a 2GB movie file from his computer. 🎬 The server's memory monitor instantly turned red, CPU usage shot up to 100%, and then, the entire service crashed and burned. 😵‍💫 Why? Because our rudimentary web framework tried to read the entire uploaded file into memory for processing. A 2GB request body instantly blew up our small server, which only had 4GB of memory. This is a classic, and extremely painful, "rookie mistake." Handling files, whether uploading or downloading, is one of the most common requirements in web development. But precisely because it's common, we often ov…  ( 9 min )
    Your-Dev-Server-is-Lying-to-You-The-Critical-Difference-Between-Hot-Reload-and-Hot-Restart
    GitHub Home As developers, we all cherish that "flow state." When you're fully focused, code flows from your fingertips, and with every save, the service in the terminal automatically restarts. A quick browser refresh, and your new changes are instantly visible. This immediate feedback loop is one of the most delightful experiences in modern web development. ✨ It makes us feel like we have superpowers, able to create at the speed of thought. In the Node.js world, we have nodemon. In the Rust world, we have cargo-watch. We usually call these tools "Hot-Reload." They are invaluable treasures during the development phase, significantly boosting our productivity. 🏃💨 But, as an old-timer, I have to throw some cold water on you today. 🥶 I want to tell you a dangerous truth: your development s…  ( 9 min )
    Your-Projects-a-Mess-Its-Not-You-Its-Your-Frameworks-Fault
    GitHub Home Every programmer has had that moment. You join a new project, or you open up a project you wrote yourself six months ago, and then you feel it—that familiar, suffocating chaos. 🌪️ The utils folder is stuffed with hundreds of disorganized functions, a massive services.js file mixes database queries, business logic, and third-party API calls, and route definitions are scattered throughout the codebase. You want to add a small feature, but you don't know where to put the code. You want to fix a bug, but you have to trace a variable's journey through a tangled mess of "spaghetti code." 🍝 We call this phenomenon "software entropy," or more colloquially, "project rot." How does that clean, elegant, and hopeful little project at the beginning turn, step by step, into a "big ball of …  ( 10 min )
    The Haunted Interface — A BINFLOW-Powered Halloween Landing Page
    💡 Inspiration I wanted to merge my AI design concepts from BINFLOW — a framework where every interaction has a temporal “flow state” — with the eerie tension of Halloween night. feels alive: its sections pulse, fade, and shift color in response to time of day and user focus. Focus, Stress, Loop, Transition, Emergence. Imagine a haunted site that knows when you hover too long. 👀 Goal: Show how time-aware design patterns can redefine web presence. temporal awareness — animations and transitions that evolve as the visitor lingers. story engine: as time passes, the color palette shifts from orange dusk → deep purple midnight → cyan dawn. HTML5 + CSS3 (Grid + Variables + Animations) Vanilla JavaScript for time-based phase tracking BINFLOW Pattern Engine (Mini Implementation) for color and m…  ( 7 min )
    Haunted Loop: A Pure-CSS Halloween Scene
    👻 Haunted Loop: A Pure-CSS Halloween Scene This is a submission for Frontend Challenge - Halloween Edition, CSS Art. I wanted a looping “mini-horror short” built only with CSS: a crescent moon drifts, a witch flies past, a ghost peeks from a window, bats swarm, and a neon “ENTER” sign flickers like a haunted arcade. The whole thing is a nod to old-school 8-bit spooky intros — minimal shapes, big vibes. Paste this into CodePen (HTML panel) or save as a single .html file and open in your browser. It’s pure CSS (no images, no JavaScript). Haunted Loop — Pure CSS Halloween :root{ --bg:#0a0b10; --sky1:#0b0f1c; --sky2:#121a…  ( 10 min )
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    BINLFOW Quantum-Inspired Cloud ML Framework (Expanded Edition)
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    Built an API that translates text to Gen Z slang (works in any language)
    Made a simple API that converts normal sentences into Gen Z slang using Claude AI. Example: Tech: Symfony + Claude AI + 40-term slang dictionary Cool part: Works in multiple languages automatically - just one prompt rule made it multilingual. Built it for fun but now it's on RapidAPI. Thinking of adding "slang intensity levels" next. Drop a sentence and I'll convert it for you 👇 [Link if interested: https://rapidapi.com/dziulatex/api/boomer-language-to-genz-slang]  ( 6 min )
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    Your-Error-Handling-is-a-Mess-and-Its-Costing-You-💸
    GitHub Home I still remember the bug that kept me up all night. A payment callback endpoint, when handling a rare, exceptional status code from a third-party payment gateway, had a .catch() that was accidentally omitted from a Promise chain. The result? No logs, no alerts, and the service itself didn't crash. It just "silently" failed. That user's order status was forever stuck on "processing," and we were completely unaware. It wasn't until a week later during a reconciliation that we discovered hundreds of these "silent orders," resulting in tens of thousands of dollars in losses. 💸 The lesson was painful. It made me realize that in software engineering, we probably spend less than 10% of our time on the happy path. The other 90% of the complexity comes from how to handle all sorts of e…  ( 9 min )
    Your-Error-Handling-is-a-Mess-and-Its-Costing-You-💸
    GitHub Home I still remember the bug that kept me up all night. A payment callback endpoint, when handling a rare, exceptional status code from a third-party payment gateway, had a .catch() that was accidentally omitted from a Promise chain. The result? No logs, no alerts, and the service itself didn't crash. It just "silently" failed. That user's order status was forever stuck on "processing," and we were completely unaware. It wasn't until a week later during a reconciliation that we discovered hundreds of these "silent orders," resulting in tens of thousands of dollars in losses. 💸 The lesson was painful. It made me realize that in software engineering, we probably spend less than 10% of our time on the happy path. The other 90% of the complexity comes from how to handle all sorts of e…  ( 9 min )
    Your-Error-Handling-is-a-Mess-and-Its-Costing-You-💸
    GitHub Home I still remember the bug that kept me up all night. A payment callback endpoint, when handling a rare, exceptional status code from a third-party payment gateway, had a .catch() that was accidentally omitted from a Promise chain. The result? No logs, no alerts, and the service itself didn't crash. It just "silently" failed. That user's order status was forever stuck on "processing," and we were completely unaware. It wasn't until a week later during a reconciliation that we discovered hundreds of these "silent orders," resulting in tens of thousands of dollars in losses. 💸 The lesson was painful. It made me realize that in software engineering, we probably spend less than 10% of our time on the happy path. The other 90% of the complexity comes from how to handle all sorts of e…  ( 9 min )
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    Files-are-Not-Just-Data-A-Guide-to-Robust-File-Handling
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    Build Your Own Forum with FastAPI: Step 5 - Editing Posts
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    **The Future of Large Language Models: Multimodal Input Prom
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    **Unlocking Diverse Perspectives with Opinion Surveys in AI
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    Applying API testing frameworks: real-world code examples
    In modern software development, APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are at the heart of communication between services. Ensuring that these APIs work correctly, are secure, and are fast is crucial. This is where API testing frameworks come in, tools designed to automate, simplify, and strengthen the testing of your endpoints. In this article, we will explore how to apply API testing frameworks using Postman and real-world code examples, showing you how to validate and automate your APIs step by step. Why use an API testing framework? API testing frameworks offer several advantages: Automation: They allow repetitive tests to be run without manual intervention. Data validation: They verify that endpoints return the expected data. Continuous integration (CI/CD): They facilitate the exec…  ( 7 min )
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    🏗️ 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬 — 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬
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    Why Is Blazor Still Behind Next.js in the Web Development Race? 🚀
    ⚡ First Load Performance The biggest challenge facing Blazor WebAssembly is initial load time: Blazor WebAssembly needs to download the full .NET runtime, with bundles reaching 2–3 MB, which significantly impacts startup performance. For platforms like Netflix or TikTok, even a 3-second delay is unacceptable. Meanwhile: Next.js delivers instant content through Server-Side Rendering (SSR). React Server Components enable sending ready-to-render HTML directly from the server. This difference is critical for first impressions, especially on mobile devices or slow connections. 🔍 SEO (Search Engine Optimization) In the SEO arena, Next.js clearly holds the upper hand: It’s designed to deliver fully rendered HTML from the server. It supports Static Site Generation (SSG) out of the box. By contras…  ( 7 min )
    SafeMigrations: A Rails Gem for Easy Migrations
    I've spent years working on Rails projects, and migrations have often been a source of frustration. Have you ever had a migration fail because a table or column already existed? Or seen a rollback cause issues because Rails' change method couldn't handle custom logic? safe_migrations, a gem that makes Rails migrations idempotent and reversible while preserving the change method's simplicity. Here's the story of how I built it and why you should try it. In one Rails 4.2 project, I encountered migrations like this: class AddUseLogoutPageToAccounts < ActiveRecord::Migration[4.2] def change column_exists?(:accounts, :use_logout_page) || add_column(:accounts, :use_logout_page, :boolean, default: false) end end The column_exists? || add_column check was necessary to prevent errors when …  ( 8 min )
    #2 Small Apps Update(CSS)
    Today, I added a few lines of text with different font size and inserted an image into the app which I built yesterday. I want to make it a habit to write code every day --- even if it's just for 10 minutes.  ( 6 min )
    Building High-Performance Analytics with Rust, Apache Iceberg, and Apache Doris: A Modern Data Stack
    Introduction: The Evolution of Analytics Architecture The modern analytics landscape demands a stack that can handle petabyte-scale data, deliver sub-second query performance, and maintain ACID compliance—all while keeping infrastructure costs manageable. The combination of Rust for data ingestion pipelines, Apache Iceberg as the table format, and Apache Doris as the analytics engine represents a paradigm shift in building production-grade analytics applications. This architecture addresses three critical pain points in traditional data warehousing: the rigidity of proprietary formats, the performance bottlenecks of interpreted languages, and the limitations of monolithic analytics engines. Let’s explore how this modern stack solves real-world problems. Traditional analytics architecture…  ( 22 min )
    My journey to Go
    I'm now starting to look at the Go language seriously, whereas before I just thought it was an "Indy" language. In the past month, I've had the chance to work with a team that uses Go, which led me to read up on it. I stumbled upon one of its core ideas: Go doesn't have "async" programming (it has green threads—logical threads that handle concurrency via software through context switching). But Go is actually an asynchronous language by default! (It's comparable to every single function in Go using async/await.) The interesting part is that Go makes all the code look synchronous (but it handles the async parts where needed automatically). Personally, I really like this code style, but people who haven't read the specs might misunderstand and think Go is a single-threaded application, much …  ( 7 min )
    Unleashing the Power of Collaboration: How to Harness the Right Tools for Developer Teams
    In the fast-paced world of software development, the ability to collaborate effectively can make or break a project. With teams often spread across different locations, time zones, and even continents, finding ways to communicate seamlessly is crucial. In this article, we’ll explore the best practices and tools for fostering collaboration among developers, drawing on insights from a recent Reddit discussion that sparked an engaging debate on the topic. Before diving into specific tools and practices, let’s take a moment to understand why collaboration is essential in development teams. Collaborative environments not only improve productivity but also foster innovation and problem-solving. When developers work together, they can share knowledge, brainstorm ideas, and provide support to one …  ( 8 min )
    an introduction to Dask
    Dask is a large and useful Python library that is regularly used for parallel and distributed computing. If your Python code is written using a loop structure, it can be parallelized with Dask. Firstly, it can help you construct customized pipelines and workflows, process a massive number of tasks, and execute them easily. Secondly, Dask DataFrames provide the facilities for larger-than-memory execution, parallel execution, and distributed computation. Lastly, Dask ML facilitates the use of scikit-learn and other machine learning libraries for parallel and distributed environments. By the way, Dask Bags, which parallelize Python lists simply, are commonly used to process text or raw Python objects. You can install Dask in the following way: pip install dask  ( 6 min )
    New in BC 2024 Wave 2: Production Scrap Report for Manufacturing Teams
    Heads up, #msdyn365BC developers and consultants, there’s a new report in town. The Production Scrap report just landed in BC 2024 Wave 2, and it’s a must-have for manufacturing visibility. Here’s what it brings: ✅ Production Order Scrap % If you’re building or customizing for manufacturing clients, this is one to bookmark. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/manufacturing-powerbi-production-scrap  ( 6 min )
    8-Bit Music Theory: How to Write Gorgeous Chords like Masashi Hamauzu
    How to Write Gorgeous Chords like Masashi Hamauzu Dive into the lush, colorful world of Final Fantasy composer Masashi Hamauzu by exploring his go-to “Sus Chord Slash Chord.” You’ll get a quick intro to who Hamauzu is before jumping straight into the juicy theory behind his signature sounds: from Minor 11 and Maj 13 to the dreamy Maj7♯11 and first‐inversion Maj 2 voicings. Along the way, time-stamped segments make it easy to follow: start with Sus slash chords, then layer in those extended tones, and finish by combining everything into one gorgeous, Hamauzu-worthy progression. Perfect for leveling up your own game-music or jazz writing! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Microscopic Vision: AI Unlocks the Secrets of Surface Quality by Arvind Sundararajan
    Microscopic Vision: AI Unlocks the Secrets of Surface Quality Imagine a critical component failing prematurely, not due to design flaws, but because of subtle surface imperfections invisible to the naked eye. Traditional quality control struggles to detect these minute variations, leading to wasted materials and compromised product performance. What if AI could not only see these flaws, but also predict their impact with quantifiable certainty? At its core, this involves a deep learning architecture capable of analyzing surface scans – whether from optical or tactile sensors – to predict not just roughness parameters, but also the reliability of those predictions. We achieve this by training models with multiple output "heads," one predicting the surface texture (e.g., average roughness)…  ( 7 min )
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    An Efficient Implementation of SELF (1989) [pdf]
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    Show HN: Diagram as code tool with draggable customizations
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    Project Amplify: Powered footwear for running and walking
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    Agent Lightning: Train agents with RL (no code changes needed)
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    Trump Names SEC Crypto Task Force Head Selig as Next Nominee to Run U.S. CFTC
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    First U.S. Spot XRP ETF Surpasses $100M in Assets Under Management
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    SOL Now on Fidelity’s Retail Platform as Price Tests $195 While $188 Support Draws Focus
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    ETH $10K Path Projected by Analyst as Ether Whales and Sharks Show ‘Signs of Confidence’
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    State of Crypto: Skinny Master Accounts and Stablecoins
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    Inverse Head-and-Shoulders Breakout Puts XRP on Track for $2.80 Test
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    Intel CEO Confirms Nova Lake Lineup For 2026; Up To 52 Cores And New Socket
    Lip Bu Tan, CEO of Intel, recently confirmed in a Q3 2025 earnings call that Nova Lake is set to debut in 2026. Tan says that the series will begin shipping out something later next year, but not before Arrow Lake Refresh. Nova Lake is expected to be Intel’s first desktop processor lineup to be […] The post Intel CEO Confirms Nova Lake Lineup For 2026; Up To 52 Cores And New Socket appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    BYD Unveils Atto 2 DM-i Hybrid SUV Ahead Of European Debut
    BYD has revealed the official images of the Atto 2 DM-i, a hybrid version of its compact SUV. This SUV will make its debut at the European Fleet Europe Days event in Luxembourg. Design-wise, the hybrid has taken some inspiration from its electric (EV) twin. It features sleek rectangular headlights and a slim strip of […] The post BYD Unveils Atto 2 DM-i Hybrid SUV Ahead Of European Debut appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    DJI Launches Osmo Mobile 8 In China
    DJI has officially unveiled its latest smartphone gimbal, the Osmo Mobile 8, which introduces several upgrades over its predecessor. Among these include 360-degree rotation, improved tracking features, and new lighting and connectivity options. The Osmo Mobile 8 retains DJI’s signature 3-axis stabilisation system but now supports unlimited 360-degree horizontal rotation, allowing users to capture smooth […] The post DJI Launches Osmo Mobile 8 In China appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Microsoft Set 30% Profit Margins Across The Board, Including Xbox
    Xbox has made decisions with pricing its products and services that, let’s just say raises eyebrows. For the former, prices of the Xbox Series X and S have gone up where they are available. Then for the latter, there’s the Xbox Game Pass and its PC equivalent going through the same. While anyone would’ve guessed […] The post Microsoft Set 30% Profit Margins Across The Board, Including Xbox appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    EA Partners With Stability AI To Create AI-Powered Tools For Game Development
    Electronic Arts (EA) has announced that it is partnering with Stability AI, the company known for the image generation tool Stable Diffusion. Naturally, this collaboration is focused on the creation of AI tools to accelerate game development. In a statement, EA explained that AI and machine learning have been longstanding cornerstones of innovation at the […] The post EA Partners With Stability AI To Create AI-Powered Tools For Game Development appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
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    When your AI browser becomes your enemy: The Comet security disaster
    Remember when browsers were simple? You clicked a link, a page loaded, maybe you filled out a form. Those days feel ancient now that AI browsers like Perplexity's Comet promise to do everything for you — browse, click, type, think. But here's the plot twist nobody saw coming: That helpful AI assistant browsing the web for you? It might just be taking orders from the very websites it's supposed to protect you from. Comet's recent security meltdown isn't just embarrassing — it's a masterclass in how not to build AI tools. How hackers hijack your AI assistant (it's scary easy) Here's a nightmare scenario that's already happening: You fire up Comet to handle some boring web tasks while you grab coffee. The AI visits what looks like a normal blog post, but hidden in the text — invisible to you,…

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    paint pictures like a 5 year old
    Do you ever find yourself in a design or planning meeting with loads of talking heads, all confidently agreeing on important points, where it's almost like the conclusions are just a matter of fact and should be obvious to anyone? Yet you leave the meeting feeling unsettled, you sense gaps in the plan filled with vague arm wavey "someone will do something here" or a design that seems to hinge off a "decision engine" the details of which "we'll work out in the implementation." So you ask around a bit, but no one seems to actually be able to coherently explain what the fuzzy stuff will actually be, what it will do, or even who is doing it. "I need someone to paint me a picture to understand all this." you say to yourself. Well guess what, they probably won't. JFDI yourself, following these 2 rules: boxes shouldn't line up neatly labels should definitely have typos use crayons if your kids haven't pushed them up their nose It musn't be good looking Put your best interpretation of what the vague fuzzy stuff is into it. Even though you know you've got it wrong, just put it in. Then present it back, to everyone. If you are lucky, human nature will take over, an image that challenges a person's view seems to get much more of an immediate reaction than the written word. The "someone will do something here" was "my guys will sort this with a perl script in 2 days" to the ops manager, meanwhile the project manager was talking to a recruiter about getting 4 contractors in. It turns out the "decision engine" was assumed to be a 3 month procurement piece and integration with a SaaS offering to the product manager while one engineer had it down as 14 lines of code in an existing class. The slightly less confident conversations sparked are great. But the even better part is, having used crayons, no one will ever trust you with diagramming anything again and immediately someone else will take responsibility to draw your picture up in a "proper tool". Happy days  ( 7 min )
    Getting Started with LambdaTest: A Comprehensive Beginner’s Guide
    Introduction Today’s users expect flawless digital experiences, no matter which device, browser, or operating system they use. For developers and QA teams, ensuring that consistency across thousands of environments is no small feat. LambdaTest makes that challenge simple. It’s a powerful cloud based testing platform that enables effortless manual and automated cross browser testing on more than 3,000 real browsers and devices, all without the need for local setups or physical labs. Built for speed, scalability, and collaboration, LambdaTest integrates seamlessly with your existing CI/CD pipelines and popular tools like GitHub, Jenkins, and Jira. It supports leading automation frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, and Appium, empowering teams to test faster and release with co…  ( 13 min )
    A High-Level overview of Address Spaces: Their Place in ClangIR
    For a couple of months now, I've been on a mission to get immersed in a highly impactful open source project. As a student, getting into compilers has always been the kind of thing that sparked my interest — ever since building a programming language from scratch about a year ago, powered by LLVM and other somewhat esoteric dependencies like GNU Bison. I've been wanting to get into the trenches and see how production-level development is really done by the big companies. ClangIR was one of the projects that caught my attention. Here's a brief overview: ClangIR essentially aims to modernize Clang's well-established codegen pipeline by representing high-level semantics through its own dialect in MLIR. One of the main problems with the current state of the pipeline is that LLVM IR by itself i…  ( 13 min )
    How I Built a Complete QA Test Strategy for an AI-Powered Language Learning Game
    My #HNGi13 Stage 1 experience testing Delve - a 3D quest-based language learning app I was tasked with creating a complete QA testing strategy for Delve - a mobile app that teaches languages through 3D games, AI conversations, and gamification. Key Features I Had to Test: 3D quest environments with interactive elements AI-powered conversation practice with real-time feedback Gamification (points, badges, leaderboards) Offline mode with data sync Multi-language support Payment integration Created a comprehensive test plan covering: 10 testing types: Functional, Performance, Security, Usability, Compatibility, etc. Risk assessment: Identified 10 potential issues (3D performance, AI accuracy, offline sync) Resource planning: 8 QA team members, tools, devices Timeline: March 2025 - January 202…  ( 8 min )
    95% of BC devs set up OAuth2 the hard way. Here's the 5% method that actually works.
    95% of BC devs set up OAuth2 the hard way. Here’s the 5% method that actually works. ✅ Workspace This blog walks through the setup that fixed it all. https://learnbeyondbc.com/blogs/bc-oauth2-setup-and-automation-part-2  ( 6 min )
    Create Popular Memes: The Ultimate AI-Powered Meme Generator for Viral Content
    Transform Your Ideas into Viral Sensations with AI Technology In today's digital landscape, memes have become the universal language of the internet. From social media platforms to workplace conversations, memes capture moments, express emotions, and create connections like never before. If you're looking to create the next viral sensation or simply want to join the meme culture, Create Popular Memes is your ultimate destination. Our advanced AI technology transforms your ideas into viral memes in seconds. No design skills required – just input your concept and watch our AI create engaging, shareable content that resonates with audiences worldwide. With over 10,000 popular memes created and 5,000+ active users, our platform has established itself as the go-to destination for meme creator…  ( 8 min )
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    Creating a .NET API with WebSockets and JWT authentication for real-time chat Adrián Bailador ・ Mar 9 #ai #dotnet #csharp #chatgpt  ( 5 min )
    The Library Method: Understanding Context Managers
    Context managers aren't magic - they're Python's way of automating try/finally for guaranteed cleanup Timothy enters the library and heads to Margaret's desk. Timothy: "Margaret, I've been using with statements, but I don't understand how they work." Margaret: "Show me." Timothy: types class FileManager: def __enter__(self): print("Opening resource") return self def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb): print("Closing resource") return False with FileManager() as fm: print("Using resource") Output: Opening resource Using resource Closing resource Timothy: "It prints in that order - but how does Python guarantee 'Closing resource' prints even if there's an error?" Margaret: "Let's use the method to understand it." Margaret: writes on pape…  ( 8 min )
    List and Tuples are Compound Data types
    Day 66 [October 24, 2025] I need to buckle down, as I'm still lagging on day day 3 & 4 goals, "Day 3-4: Control structures (if-else, loops)", as well as day 5 (and 6) goals, "Day 5-6: Functions and modules", and Day 7 target (exercises) (Meta AI, personal communication, August 8, 2025). If I haven't covered this, I can't make progress on day 8 - 63 goals. Goals: As extracted from the 'Python for Software Development' textbook by Halvorsen (n.d.): The New Age of Programming ✅ What is Python? ✅ Introduction to Python ✅ Interpreted vs. Compiled ✅ Python Packages ✅ Python Packages for Science and Numerical Computations ✅ Python Editors ✅ Python IDLE ✅ Visual Studio Code ✅ Variables ✅ Numbers ✅ Strings ✅ String Input✅ Built-in Functions✅ Python Standard Library✅ Using Python Libraries, Packages…  ( 6 min )
    Why I Built a Free Security Scanner That Makes Sense
    I just completed the Institute of Data / Michigan Tech Cybersecurity program, and for my capstone project, I scanned 22 random GitHub repositories with 4 secrets scanning tools. The results shocked me: 🚨 1,562 security findings across 22 repos 🔴 5 CRITICAL verified secrets (live API keys, active tokens) 🟠 579 HIGH severity issues (hardcoded credentials, weak crypto, injection flaws) 📊 Only 3.5% false positive rate But here's the real problem: I had to manually parse 4 different JSON formats, spend 3-4 hours aggregating results, and then map findings to compliance frameworks (OWASP, PCI DSS, NIST) by hand. Each one of those 5 critical secrets was a potential data breach waiting to happen. And most developers don't even know their secrets are exposed until it's too late. So I built a …  ( 10 min )
    Unlocking AI Monetization: Dual Revenue Models for LLM Developers with Monetzly
    Why 90% of AI Apps Fail to Monetize Effectively—and How You Can Be the Exception with Monetization Strategies The landscape of AI applications is booming. Yet, despite the innovation and excitement, a staggering 90% of AI apps fail to monetize effectively. Why? Most lack clear monetization models that don’t disrupt user experience. Enter Monetzly—the first platform designed to help developers monetize their AI conversations seamlessly. As developers, we pour countless hours into creating applications that leverage cutting-edge AI technologies. However, the reality is that most monetization strategies—like subscriptions or paywalls—can alienate users, driving them away from your app. Monetzly offers a dual-earning model that enables developers to not only monetize their apps but also earn…  ( 7 min )
    perc
    !/bin/bash Define integer variables t=100 percentage=$(echo "scale=2; (t - b) / t * 100" | bc -l | sed 's/^./0./') echo "Percentage: $percentage%"  ( 5 min )
    Five Games for the Halloween Season 🎃
    Personally, I'm a huge horror movie fan. At the first sign of the Fall season, I start my annual horror movie marathon. While I often get movie recommendations for my Halloween film binge, I rarely hear people talk about their favorite video games for spooky season. I've been a huge fan of the Resident Evil series ever since the Gamecube remakes of the early 00s. Sure, they're a bit campy and the story doesn't hold up to much scrutiny, but the early games really did define the survival horror genre, and there are some genuinely terrifying moments throughout the series. The 2019 remake of Resident Evil 2 is pretty flawless in my opinion, and a great introduction to anyone new to the series. A lesser known title but still a critical indie success, What Remains of Edith Finch is a whimsical…  ( 7 min )
    Peter Finch Golf: I challenged a HEAD PRO at HIS OWN course... (Ep. 1 – Heswall GC)
    I laced up at Heswall GC and threw down a £1,000 gauntlet to the head pro in the first episode of my new series. Titleist is backing the match (and club pros across the UK) and has even pledged to support Heswall’s junior section off the back of this showdown. Massive thanks to Tom and the amazing folks at Heswall GC for hosting. Dive into Heswall’s course details at https://www.heswallgolfclub.com or check my Linktree for all the gear and kit info (with a sweet discount!). Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Every Saw Movie EVER (That We've Sinned So Far)
    Everything Wrong With Every Saw Movie EVER (That We’ve Sinned So Far) is Cinemasins’ latest roast of the entire Saw franchise—calling out every nitpick, plot hole and “sin” from Jigsaw’s first trap to the latest gore-fest. Hosted by Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel, it’s the ultimate checklist of cinematic torture… with plenty of red pen action. Hungry for more? Dive into their website, follow @TVSins, @commercialsins and @cinemasinspodcastnetwork on YouTube, join the Discord or Reddit communities, fill out the sinful poll, or back the team on Patreon for exclusive content and behind-the-scenes fun. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Day 1258 : Street Clothes
    liner notes: Professional : Pretty good day. Got my slides set up for my workshop tomorrow. Sat in on a meeting to discuss the documentation site. I only really just add information to the site, so it was cool to see the decisions on what goes where. Personal : Got a good version of a prototype printed and packaged. Looks pretty good. I also figured out how much I would charge the client to produce more. I also think I figured out how I want to make another possible product for the client so I researched some parts and placed an order. I also went through tracks for the radio show and put together the promo posts for the projects I picked up on Bandcamp. Going to finish putting together the radio show. I just remembered a slide I want to add for my workshop tomorrow, so I'll be adding that. I'm also going to iron some clothes because I'm going to a funeral for a friend. I also need to iron my company t-shirt and another shirt so I can change into my street clothes before the radio show. Not sure if I'll get the chance because I have to get up early to head out to the hackathon where I'll be giving a workshop, but I want to work on some sticker designs and maybe that new prototype idea. So yeah, radio show after the workshop at https://kNOwBETTERHIPHOP.com and no study session on Sunday because of the aforementioned funeral. Have a great night and weekend! Be safe! peace piece https://dwane.io / https://HIPHOPandCODE.com  ( 7 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Final Destination: Bloodlines in 24 Minutes or Less
    Everything Wrong With Final Destination: Bloodlines is CinemaSins’ trademark 24-minute roast of the movie’s over-the-top deaths and plot holes—“fun nonsense” that still follows the franchise’s chaotic rules. They even slip in a BetterHelp sponsor shout-out for anyone needing therapy after witnessing all those sins. Between sin counts, they hype their main site, YouTube channels (@TVSins, @CommercialSins, @CinemaSinsPodcastNetwork), Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok and drop a poll for viewer feedback plus a Patreon link. They also credit their writing squad (Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel) and mention Jeremy’s book for fans craving more nitpicks. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Mr Sunday Movies: Predator - Caravan of Garbage
    Predator – Caravan of Garbage kicks off a four-week deep dive into the first four Predator films, starting with the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger classic. The hosts declare Predator the ultimate 80s action-sci-fi mash-up, praising its direction, writing, cast, creature design and, of course, all the mud, muscles, lasers and explosions. They also point fans to bigsandwich.co for early videos and bonus podcasts, share an extended audio review on YouTube, link to James and Maso’s Twitter accounts, their iTunes and direct-download podcasts, a Patreon page, merch store and more. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Security news weekly round-up - 24th October 2025
    When you hear or read "Nation-state attackers", you can think of the worst. If you throw in fake Google ads and infostealers into the mix, then you might think: Who is safe? How about "cache poisoning vulnerabilities?" Or some legitimate concerns about AI systems? Then you can conclude that: careers in cybersecurity are not going anywhere anytime soon. Welcome to this week's review. I missed last week's edition because I forgot to publish after I wrote it. I know. How is that possible? Because I am human. Let's get started. Nation-state hackers deliver malware from “bulletproof” blockchains In simplest terms: Nation-state hackers are using blockchains to distribute malware, making it difficult for researchers or the government to take them down. From the article: The method, known as Eth…  ( 19 min )
    Reading the code: Repomix
    After spending some time looking at the [Repomix] tool and looking for features to implement in my own [project], I found that there was a checkbox for removing comments from the final output. This seems like a useful feature to have, so I got to reading the code to find out how it was implemented. I decided to use AI to give me an overview of the code, then dived deeper on my own. The comment removal feature strips comments from source code files when packing a repository. For example: // This is a comment function hello() { /* Another comment */ return "Hello!"; } becomes: function hello() { return "Hello!"; } This reduces the token count when feeding code into LLMs, so it's definitely a useful feature to implement. removeComments is first defined in configSchema.ts as a boolean.…  ( 7 min )
    Harmonizing shared state with local state in React
    The split between the mental models of local and shared state management in React apps has been around since time immemorial. Here's an example of how to do these conceptually similar things in a very similar way: + import { Store, useStore } from "@t8/react-store"; + + let counterStore = new Store(0); let Counter = () => { - let [counter, setCounter] = useState(0); + let [counter, setCounter] = useStore(counterStore); let handleClick = () => { setCounter(value => value + 1); }; return + {counter}; }; let ResetButton = () => { - let [, setCounter] = useState(0); + let [, setCounter] = useStore(counterStore, false); let handleClick = () => { setCounter(0); }; return ×; }; let App = () => {" "}; This is a full-fledged shared state setup. Similar handling of local and shared state means a short migration path from one to another without tedious refactors. More details on this package can be found in its concise overview.  ( 6 min )
    🌍 My QA Journey Testing Delve.fun — What I Learned from the Experience
    When I got the task to test Delve.fun, I was genuinely curious. The platform is designed to make learning fun and interactive, and my goal was to make sure that the user experience matched that promise. It wasn’t just about finding bugs — it was about thinking like a real user while ensuring that everything worked as intended. 🔍 Getting Started Since Delve.fun is both a website and a mobile app, I tested it across desktop and mobile views to see how responsive and stable it was on different screens. 🪲 Reporting Bugs Some of the issues I found included: A missing or uninformative page title, which affected SEO and accessibility. An unsafe JavaScript evaluation warning in the console (potential security concern). Each issue was documented with screenshots and clear notes to make it easy for developers to reproduce and fix. 💡 What I Learned Combine manual exploration with automated testing tools effectively. 💬 Final Thoughts Working on this task for #HNGi13 has been such an eye-opening experience. It gave me hands-on exposure to real QA practices and helped me understand how small issues can have big impacts on users. I’m grateful for this opportunity and proud to have contributed to improving a product that focuses on learning and engagement. Big thanks to @HNGInternship for this learning journey — it’s definitely a step forward in my QA career.  ( 7 min )
    Further updates
    Improved updating imagination creativity, further fixed main functionality usages in 64/86 code, added missing code to MacOS version, along with general improvments for better prediction. In Neural Web in https://github.com/Okerew/Neural-Web. Code clean for osxiec 1.0 in https://github.com/Okerew/okerew.  ( 6 min )
    Rust Mastery Curriculum
    Deep Rust Mastery Curriculum (Free Resources Edition) Philosophy & Approach This curriculum prioritizes understanding over memorization. You'll build mental models of how Rust works at a fundamental level, enabling you to reason about complex problems rather than pattern-match solutions. Phase 1: Foundation & Mental Models (4-6 weeks) Week 1-2: The Ownership Revolution Goal: Internalize why ownership exists, not just how it works Resources: 📚 The Rust Programming Language - Chapters 1-6 📚 Rust By Example - Parallel reading for hands-on practice 🎥 Let's Get Rusty - Ownership playlist - Visual explanations 🎓 Rustlings - Exercises on ownership, move semantics Deep Dive Activities: Trace memory allocation/deallocation manually on paper for simple programs Compa…  ( 12 min )
    My Software Career So Far: An Unapologetic Recap
    Contents This blog will be split into the following sections: Foreword: A Note from the Author Chapter 1: Over-Romanticizing Software Engineering Chapter 2: Education - a Quick Recap Chapter 3: The Internship Experience Chapter 4: First Role at Company #1 Chapter 5: Stagnation & Leaving Company #1 Chapter 6: Moving to Company #2 Chapter 7: Experience, Red Flags & the Exit from Company #2 Chapter 8: Navigating Interview Hell Chapter 9: Company #3 & Beyond Afterword: The End Foreword: A Note from the Author ✍️ how far back do I want my story to begin? The start of my first job? Second job? College? Senior high? Elementary school? And then I realised that I was asking the wrong question. I should have been asking why am I writing this article? Well, the purpose o…  ( 25 min )
    MySQL commands
    MySQL is an open source relational database management system (RDBMS) that’s used to store and manage data. Its reliability, performance, scalability, and ease of use make MySQL a popular choice for developers. In fact, you’ll find it at the heart of demanding, high-traffic applications such as Facebook, Netflix, Uber, Airbnb, Shopify, and Booking.com. SQL, which stands for Structured Query Language, is a programming language that’s used to retrieve, update, delete, and otherwise manipulate data in relational databases. MySQL is officially pronounced “My ess-cue-el,” but “my sequel” is a common variation. As the name suggests, MySQL is a SQL-based relational database designed to store and manage structured data. In recent years, however, Oracle added additional support, including for the p…  ( 18 min )
    How to Create a One-Time Payment Link and Secure Webhook Integration with Stripe
    Introduction Stripe is an online payment platform for securely accepting credit cards, bank transfers, and more. Stripe Checkout Sessions for one-time payments and a tamper-proof server webhook to confirm transactions. Terminology: "Payment Link" here refers to the URL returned by a Stripe Checkout Session (not Stripe's no-code "Payment Links" product). Client clicks "Pay Now". Backend creates a unique Checkout Session and returns the session URL. Client is redirected to Stripe, completes payment, and is redirected to your success URL. Stripe sends an asynchronous webhook (server-to-server) to your backend. Backend verifies the webhook signature, updates the database, and fulfills the order. Client gains access to the purchased resource. Client (browser) | | Click "Pay Now" v…  ( 8 min )
    Inside AWS's outage - and What it teaches Developers.
    When AWS sneezed, the internet caught a cold. When AWS experienced its outage, it wasn’t just a small glitch in the cloud; it triggered a domino effect that rippled across much of the internet. The incident wasn’t caused by lost servers or faulty disks, it began with a failure in a monitoring system, the very component meant to keep everything running smoothly. Where it all started To understand the outage, it was important to grasp the role of DynamoDB within AWS. It wasn’t just another database instead it served as the data backbone that many AWS services depended on. Critical elements such as IAM session tokens, Service metadata, and Routing configurations were often stored in DynamoDB. So, when it began to slow down, AWS itself started to struggle. Although the outage originated from …  ( 11 min )
    If I Had to Learn JavaScript Again: The Real Journey From 2017 to Today
    Fresh out of high school. No plan, no direction, just a laptop and a feeling that I should probably figure out what to do with my life. Eight years later, I'm a full-stack developer working with Node, React, TypeScript, building production apps that actually matter. But here's the thing nobody tells you about learning to code - it's not linear. It's messy. Full of false starts, detours, quits, and comebacks. This is that story. The real one. (By the way, some years here might be a bit off maybe, The point isn’t the exact date, it’s the grind, we all start somewhere.) Now I build things with Node.js, React, and TypeScript — stuff I couldn’t even imagine back then. Started in 2017 right after finishing high school. My first exposure to code? HTML and CSS. Not because I had a plan, but beca…  ( 16 min )
    If I Had to Learn JavaScript Again: The Real Journey From 2017 to Today
    Fresh out of high school. No plan, no direction, just a laptop and a feeling that I should probably figure out what to do with my life. Eight years later, I'm a full-stack developer working with Node, React, TypeScript, building production apps that actually matter. But here's the thing nobody tells you about learning to code - it's not linear. It's messy. Full of false starts, detours, quits, and comebacks. This is that story. The real one. (By the way, some years here might be a bit off maybe, The point isn’t the exact date, it’s the grind, we all start somewhere.) Now I build things with Node.js, React, and TypeScript — stuff I couldn’t even imagine back then. Started in 2017 right after finishing high school. My first exposure to code? HTML and CSS. Not because I had a plan, but beca…  ( 16 min )
    Harmonizing shared state with local state in React
    The split between the mental models of local and shared state management in React apps has been around since time immemorial. Here's an example of how to do these conceptually similar things in a very similar way: + import { Store, useStore } from "@t8/react-store"; + + let counterStore = new Store(0); let Counter = () => { - let [counter, setCounter] = useState(0); + let [counter, setCounter] = useStore(counterStore); let handleClick = () => { setCounter(value => value + 1); }; return + {counter}; }; let ResetButton = () => { - let [, setCounter] = useState(0); + let [, setCounter] = useStore(counterStore, false); let handleClick = () => { setCounter(0); }; return ×; }; let App = () => {" "}; This is a full-fledged shared state setup. Similar handling of local and shared state means a short migration path from one to another without tedious refactors. More details on this package can be found in its concise overview.  ( 6 min )
    ACI Protocol + Auth0: Secure Multi-Agent Handoffs with Identity Continuity
    🔐 ACI Protocol + Auth0: Secure Multi-Agent Handoffs with Identity Continuity This is a submission for the Auth0 for AI Agents Challenge ACI-Auth: Adaptive Contextual Intelligence with Authenticated Agent Handoffs A protocol and reference implementation that enables secure, context-preserving communication between AI agents while maintaining user identity, permission boundaries, and interaction history across model handoffs. Current AI agent systems face a critical gap: when one specialized agent needs to hand off to another (e.g., automotive expert → financial advisor → code generator), they lose: User context (tone, expertise level, conversation history) Security boundaries (what data can be shared, with whom) Audit trails (who authorized what, when) Identity continuity (is this still …  ( 12 min )
    Protege tu dominio con DNSSEC en Amazon Route 53: Guía paso a paso
    TL;DR: Este artículo te guiará en la implementación de DNSSEC para tus dominios en Amazon Route 53. Mostraré paso a paso cómo activar DNSSEC en tu zona alojada en Route 53 y cómo establecer la cadena de confianza entre el Domain Registrar (Namecheap) y los Authoritative DNS Providers (Cloudflare y Amazon Route 53), todo ello alineado con el pilar de Seguridad del AWS Well-Architected Framework. 🔐 Tiempo estimado de lectura: 10 minutos Nivel: 200 Versión en inglés: Secure Your Domain with DNSSEC in Amazon Route 53: A Step-by-Step Guide Tabla de Contenidos: Introducción Qué es DNSSEC Cómo funciona DNSSEC Por qué implementar DNSSEC Qué vas a implementar Prerrequisitos Configura DNSSEC en Amazon Route 53 Configura DNSSEC en Cloudflare Configura DNSSEC en Namecheap Valida la …  ( 14 min )
    Secure Your Domain with DNSSEC in Amazon Route 53: A Step-by-Step Guide
    TL;DR: This article will guide you through implementing DNSSEC for your domains in Amazon Route 53. I’ll show step by step how to enable DNSSEC in your hosted zone in Route 53 and how to establish the chain of trust between the Domain Registrar (Namecheap) and the Authoritative DNS Providers (Cloudflare and Amazon Route 53), all aligned with the Security pillar of the AWS Well-Architected Framework. 🔐 Estimated reading time: 10 minutes Level: 200 Spanish version: Protege tu dominio con DNSSEC en Amazon Route 53: Guía paso a paso Table of Contents: Introduction What is DNSSEC How DNSSEC Works Why Implement DNSSEC What You Are Going to Implement Prerequisites Configure DNSSEC in Amazon Route 53 Configure DNSSEC in Cloudflare Configure DNSSEC in Namecheap Validate the DNSSE…  ( 13 min )
    Gestione moderna dei frontend con micro frontend, shell e Leaflet
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    Rust Part 1
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    Productivity
    A post by Johannes Millan  ( 5 min )
    The Journey #2 - networking
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    CRITICAL RCE ALERT: Patch CVE-2025-61932 in LANSCOPE Endpoint Manager NOW! (Actively Exploited)
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    Jeff Su: Steal the Productivity System I Taught to 6,642 Googlers
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    Building a Highly Available Architecture on AWS
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    The Art of Knowing When to Upgrade
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    BINFLOW: Authenticated AI Agents for a Living Web3 Data Economy
    What I Built BINFLOW is an experimental Web3 OS that connects GPT-powered agents with Auth0-secured identities, creating a self-auditing economy of AI agents. In simple terms: It’s a world where every AI has a verified passport, every data point has a time label, and every transaction has a memory. BINFLOW runs three intelligent agents: Agent Role Function Together, they turn data into a living digital market — where each action, code snippet, or dataset carries measurable value. Problem it solves: 🧪 Demo 🔗 Coming soon: demo.binflow.ai Prototype repo (public release Oct 25): github.com/sageworks-ai/binflow-auth0 🎬 Quick Preview Login via Auth0 for AI Agents Spawn a Maker Agent to create a smart contract or dataset Auth0 verifies access scopes (preventing rogue actions) Trader GPT e…  ( 8 min )
    Mastering Prompt Engineering: Patterns for Effective AI Interaction
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    ERC-8004: Enabling Trustless Autonomous Agents onchain & offchain
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    Explaining JSON.stringify() - The basics of converting objects to strings
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    Understanding JMeter Testing: A Practical Guide to Load and Performance Engineering
    What is JMeter? In the era of microservices, cloud-native deployments, and global traffic, performance engineering is no longer optional — it's integral to delivering reliable software. Whether you're launching a high-scale e-commerce platform or maintaining business-critical APIs, understanding how your system behaves under load is essential. One of the most trusted tools in the performance engineer’s toolkit is Apache JMeter — an open-source, extensible platform for simulating load and analyzing system behavior. This article offers a practical and technical overview of JMeter testing — what it is, how it works, and how to use it effectively within modern development. What is Apache Jmeter? Apache JMeter is a Java-based application designed for performance testing and functional testing o…  ( 7 min )
    I Deleted Half My Code When I Switched to Signal Forms
    If you've ever built a custom control using ControlValueAccessor, you know the drill. It requires several methods, properties, and even providers. Often, it can be a lot just to update a simple value. Well, in Angular 21, that's beginning to change. In this tutorial, we'll migrate a custom quantity control step by step from CVA to signals so you can see just how clean and simple things can become. The Quantity Control in Action Here's the little demo app that we'll be using in this example: It's just a basic quantity selector control. Click the plus button, it goes up. Click the minus button, it goes down. And underneath the control, we're logging out the form value, so as we change the quantity, you can see the number update instantly: Everything works exactly as you'd e…  ( 11 min )
    BINFLOW: Authenticated AI Agents for a Living Web3 Data Economy
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    How to Turn What You’re Learning into Content That Builds Your Brand
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    Introducing Litestar - Production-Ready, Light, Flexible & Extensible ASGI API Framework
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    The Link Layer Explained: How Your Data Hops Across Local Networks (CSMA/CD to CRC)
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    Why Your Mac Software Installation is Broken (And How to Fix It in 10 Minutes)
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    Building a Gas Optimization Tool: Technical Deep Dive
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    Unlocking Dual Revenue: Monetize Your LLM Apps with AI-Powered Ads
    How We Built Ad Injection That Users Actually Appreciate: Introducing Monetization in AI Conversations In the ever-evolving landscape of AI applications, developers face a pressing challenge: how to monetize their innovations without compromising user experience. Enter MonetZly, the first dual-earning platform in the AI space designed for developers who want to generate revenue while maintaining an engaging user experience. Imagine a world where you can monetize your AI app without subscriptions or paywalls while also earning from hosting relevant ads. That’s not just a dream; it’s our reality. At the core of MonetZly is our unique ad injection technology, designed specifically for conversation-native advertising. Unlike traditional ad platforms that can disrupt user engagement, our app…  ( 7 min )
    How to Create Smooth UX in React Native Using Reanimated 3
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    Oracle AI Database 26ai: RESETTABLE Clause
    In Oracle, PL/SQL packages can maintain a session-level state. This means that once a package is loaded into a user session, its global variables retain values across multiple calls. In previous Oracle versions, when a package was recompiled, all active sessions holding that package’s state would encounter ORA-04068 errors. In Oracle 26ai, the RESETTABLE clause introduces a new way to manage PL/SQL package states more safely and efficiently. To understand how it works, let’s examine the following practical scenario. First, we create a simple package with a global variable and a procedure that increments and prints its value: CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE my_pkg AS Glob_cnt number := 0; PROCEDURE prc_inc_cnt; END my_pkg; / Package created CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY my_pkg AS PROCEDUR…  ( 7 min )
    Meet the AI Voice Agent That Actually Gets Your Customers
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    Peter Finch Golf: I challenged a HEAD PRO at HIS OWN course... (Ep. 1 – Heswall GC)
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    Jeff Su: Steal the Productivity System I Taught to 6,642 Googlers
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    TPUs Hit Peak Performance: A Decade of Fine-Tuning AI's Secret Sauce
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    Document Chat: Open Source AI-Powered Document Management
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    How to Work with TOML Files in Python
    TOML (Tom's Obvious Minimal Language) has become the modern standard for configuration files in Python projects. It's more expressive than INI files and cleaner than JSON or YAML. Since Python 3.11, the standard library includes the tomllib module fo...  ( 6 min )
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    Eric Carlson is a self-taught software engineer at Cisco. In his early 20s, he worked his way up to manager at the busiest Dominos Pizza in Canada. He eventually went to college and studied liberal arts, then worked as a teacher for two decades befor...  ( 5 min )
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    Tether Eyes Fresh Investments to Push USAT Stablecoin to 100M Americans at December Launch
    Tether plans to launch its U.S.-compliant stablecoin USAT in December, aiming for mass reach in the creator economy, CEO Paolo Ardoino said in a CoinDesk interview.  ( 30 min )
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    HBAR Slides 1.7% to $0.170 as Channel Support Crumbles
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    Crypto Exchange Gemini Gets Price Target Cut at Citi, While Bullish Earns Hike
    Gemini’s trading growth is slowing despite strong card sign-ups and app downloads, said Citigroup, while Bullish momentum is accelerating.  ( 29 min )
    Crypto Markets Today: BTC Reclaims $110K as Softer CPI Boosts Market Sentiment, Altcoins Lag
    A cooler inflation print reignited crypto risk appetite, lifting bitcoin above $110,000 while altcoins continued to underperform.  ( 31 min )
    CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Gains 4%, Leading Index Higher
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    Analysts from the banking giant upgraded Coinbase to overweight from neutral and raised its price target on the stock to $404 from $342.  ( 30 min )
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    The better than hoped inflation data cements market anticipation that the Fed is on track for rate cuts at its final two meetings of the year.  ( 29 min )
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    The tokens pledged under the global program will be safeguarded by a third-party custodian.  ( 29 min )
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    Dormant Bitcoin Whale With $442M Awakens for First Time in 14 Years Amid Quantum Fears
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    AI Miners Surge Pre-Market on Record $38B Oracle Data Center Deal Boosts Sector
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    Bitcoin, European Stocks Buoyant as Trump-Xi Meeting Confirmed
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    On-Chain Crypto Perps Smash Records with $1T Trading Volume
    On-chain perpetual-focused decentralized exchanges have surpassed $1 trillion in total trading volume this month.  ( 28 min )
    Bitcoin’s Rally Cools as Traders Hedge the Heat
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    Swiss Bank Sygnum to Launch Bitcoin-Backed Loan Platform With Multi-Sig Wallet Control
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    DOGE Breaks $0.195 Level on Heavy Trade, Wyckoff Setup Points to Next Leg Higher
    Analysts see similarities to past Wyckoff accumulation phases, suggesting potential for further price increases if support holds above $0.194.  ( 31 min )
    XRP Flashes Bullish Signal as Exchange Balances Drop 3%
    Onchain data show a 3.36% drop in exchange reserves since early October — a historically bullish signal tied to long-term whale accumulation.  ( 29 min )
    Asia Morning Briefing: After CZ’s Pardon, Odds Rise for Sam Bankman-Fried’s Second Chance
    It's still a long shot that FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried will be pardoned, but odds have spiked as Binance's Changpeng Zhao has its criminal record deleted.  ( 30 min )
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    Stand Up for Research, Innovation, and Education
    Right now, MIT alumni and friends are voicing their support for: America’s scientific and technological leadership Merit-based admissions and affordable education Advances that increase US health, security, and prosperity Our community is standing up for MIT and its mission to serve the nation and the world. And we need you to join us at this…  ( 15 min )
    The Download: carbon removal’s future, and measuring pain using an app
    This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What’s next for carbon removal? After years of growth that spawned hundreds of startups, the nascent carbon removal sector appears to be facing a reckoning. Running Tide, a promising aquaculture company, shut down…  ( 21 min )
    An AI app to measure pain is here
    How are you feeling? I’m genuinely interested in the well-being of all my treasured Checkup readers, of course. But this week I’ve also been wondering how science and technology can help answer that question—especially when it comes to pain. In the latest issue of MIT Technology Review magazine, Deena Mousa describes how an AI-powered smartphone app…  ( 20 min )
    What’s next for carbon removal?
    MIT Technology Review’s What’s Next series looks across industries, trends, and technologies to give you a first look at the future. You can read the rest of them here. In the early 2020s, a little-known aquaculture company in Portland, Maine, snagged more than $50 million by pitching a plan to harness nature to fight back…  ( 33 min )
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    Samsung 9100 Pro 8TB Lightning Review: The Best (And Most Expensive) SSD You Can Buy
    The Samsung 9100 Pro is an SSD that I’ve often used as a baseline comparison in my reviews of different SSDs throughout this year. It’s a hard SSD to beat, both in speed and a price-to-performance ratio, and the irony is Samsung only just sent over a unit for me to officially (and finally review). […] The post Samsung 9100 Pro 8TB Lightning Review: The Best (And Most Expensive) SSD You Can Buy appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 36 min )
    Leapmotor D19 SUV Debuts In China
    Leapmotor recently unveiled its flagship SUV, known as the D19, in China. The model is offered in two variants: a fully electric (EV) version and an extended-range electric vehicle (EREV). Additionally, this model marks the first car to be built on the manufacturer’s D platform. And the list of firsts doesn’t end there. As revealed […] The post Leapmotor D19 SUV Debuts In China appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Local Airlines Issue Travel Advisory Ahead Of ASEAN Summit 2025
    If you’re travelling out of Malaysia during the period of ASEAN Summit 2025, you’re going to want to plan ahead. Between 26 and 28 October, several roads heading towards KLIA1 and KLIA2 will experience temporary closure, as dignitaries from their respective countries will begin flying in. Carriers Malaysia Airlines (MAS), Batik Air, and AirAsia have […] The post Local Airlines Issue Travel Advisory Ahead Of ASEAN Summit 2025 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Redmi K90 Pro Max Officially Launches In China
    Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi has officially launched its latest “flagship killer” smartphone, the Redmi K90 Pro Max. Available first in China, the device is equipped with Qualcomm’s top-end mobile chipset, along with a triple 50MP rear camera setup, and a massive battery capacity. And as you may recall from our previous report, it is the first […] The post Redmi K90 Pro Max Officially Launches In China appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Alleged Nothing Phone (3a) Lite Benchmark Appears On Geekbench
    Earlier in the month, there was a rumour that claimed that Nothing is currently working on the Phone (3a) Lite. Now, a new Geekbench benchmark hints that the rumoured device might actually be real, Gizmochina reports. According to the listing, the device carries the model number Nothing A001T and features a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 chipset. […] The post Alleged Nothing Phone (3a) Lite Benchmark Appears On Geekbench appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Comms Ministry, Meta, CelcomDigi, Ratio:Cause Launch Second Online Safety IRL Program
    The Ministry of Communications has launched what is called the Online Safety IRL: Scam Edition fellowship program. Jointly driven with CelcomDigi, Meta and Ratio:Cause, it aims to raise scam awareness , particularly those driven by AI tech that’s proliferating these days. This is notably the second edition of the Online Safety IRL, with the first […] The post Comms Ministry, Meta, CelcomDigi, Ratio:Cause Launch Second Online Safety IRL Program appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    ASUS Launches Call Of Duty Black Ops 7 Edition Of Radeon RX 9070 XT
    ASUS has collaborated with Call of Duty Black Ops studios Treyarch and Raven Software to created a limited Black Ops 7 edition of AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 XT. As these things go, the special card will sport a special design, all along the theme of the upcoming game. Specifically, the limited edition Black Ops 7 […] The post ASUS Launches Call Of Duty Black Ops 7 Edition Of Radeon RX 9070 XT appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Fujifilm X-T30 III Officially Launches; RM4,248 For Body Only
    Fujifilm has officially launched the X-T30 III, the third iteration of its compact mirrorless camera line-up. Designed for street photography, it features upgraded speed, autofocus and usability, while keeping its lightweight build and approachable design. Weighing just 378 grams, it offers a similar build and design as its predecessors. One of the most notable changes […] The post Fujifilm X-T30 III Officially Launches; RM4,248 For Body Only appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Kospet Unveils Tank T4, Tank M4 Smartwatches; Priced At RM699
    Shenzhen-based company Kospet has officially launched two new rugged smartwatches: the Tank T4 and the Tank M4. Designed for outdoor activities, both wearables are a part of the brand’s Tank series. The two watches largely share the same specifications, differing in design. The T4 model sports a 1.43-inch AMOLED display with a 466×466 pixel resolution, […] The post Kospet Unveils Tank T4, Tank M4 Smartwatches; Priced At RM699 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Appears; Could Have Additional Buttons, Secondary Screen
    We’re actually nearing the second anniversary of the DJI Osmo Pocket 3, but we have yet to hear any official news on its successor, the Osmo Pocket 4, until now. Not only that, but the new leak hints at the alleged vlogging camera sporting some design changes. The leak in question is a single image […] The post DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Appears; Could Have Additional Buttons, Secondary Screen appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    KL Car-Free Morning Cancelled Due To ASEAN Summit
    The KL Car-Free Morning committee has released an announcement stating the cancellation of the Car Free Morning event on 26 October. This cancellation was made in conjunction with the extensive road closures due to the 47th ASEAN Summit 2025. As reported before, Kuala Lumpur will be under a total lockdown during the event and the […] The post KL Car-Free Morning Cancelled Due To ASEAN Summit appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    East Klang Valley Expressway (EKVE) Toll Collection Begins On 25 October
    The East Klang Valley Expressway (EKVE), or at least Section One of it, opened at the end of August. At the time, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that the stretch will be toll-free for a month, ending on 29 September. We’re nearly a month after said date, and now the concessionaire has announced that toll collection […] The post East Klang Valley Expressway (EKVE) Toll Collection Begins On 25 October appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
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    Microsoft’s Copilot Update Introduces Mico Avatar, Memory Upgrades
    Microsoft has recently announced a selection of updates as part of its Copilot Fall Release, including a collaborative feature, as well as previously promised upgrades to Copilot Mode for the Edge browser. At the forefront of these changes is Mico, a new face for the AI assistant. In a blog post announcing the updates, the […] The post Microsoft’s Copilot Update Introduces Mico Avatar, Memory Upgrades appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Razer Reveals Raiju V3 Pro; Costs RM899 In Malaysia
    Last year, Razer announced the Wolverine V3 and its Pro variant. They feature mouse-click back pedals, meaning said paddles have the same mechanical switches found in mice. More recently, the gaming peripheral brand has announced the Raiju V3 Pro, the PlayStation equivalent of the Wolverine. And it looks like it has inherited everything that made […] The post Razer Reveals Raiju V3 Pro; Costs RM899 In Malaysia appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    MOT Announces Train Frequency Changes, Bus Route Adjustments Ahead Of 47th ASEAN Summit In KL
    The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has announced several measures to ensure smooth public travel and delegate movement during the upcoming 47th ASEAN Summit, which will be held in Kuala Lumpur from 26 to 28 October 2025. The adjustments include extended peak hours, increased train frequencies, and additional services across rail, bus, and on-demand transport networks […] The post MOT Announces Train Frequency Changes, Bus Route Adjustments Ahead Of 47th ASEAN Summit In KL appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Grab Invests In May Mobility To Drive Autonomous Expansion In Southeast Asia
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    ASUS ROG Phone 9 Series Gets Elysia Special Collection Gift Box For Honkai Impact 3rd Collab
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    Thinking Machines challenges OpenAI's AI scaling strategy: 'First superintelligence will be a superhuman learner'
    While the world's leading artificial intelligence companies race to build ever-larger models, betting billions that scale alone will unlock artificial general intelligence, a researcher at one of the industry's most secretive and valuable startups delivered a pointed challenge to that orthodoxy this week: The path forward isn't about training bigger — it's about learning better. "I believe that the first superintelligence will be a superhuman learner," Rafael Rafailov, a reinforcement learning researcher at Thinking Machines Lab, told an audience at TED AI San Francisco on Tuesday. "It will be able to very efficiently figure out and adapt, propose its own theories, propose experiments, use the environment to verify that, get information, and iterate that process." This breaks sharply with …
    Mistral launches its own AI Studio for quick development with its European open source, proprietary models
    The next big trend in AI providers appears to be "studio" environments on the web that allow users to spin up agents and AI applications within minutes. Case in point, today the well-funded French AI startup Mistral launched its own Mistral AI Studio, a new production platform designed to help enterprises build, observe, and operationalize AI applications at scale atop Mistral's growing family of proprietary and open source large language models (LLMs) and multimodal models. It's an evolution of its legacy API and AI building platorm, "Le Platforme," initially launched in late 2023, and that brand name is being retired for now. The move comes just days after U.S. rival Google updated its AI Studio, also launched in late 2023, to be easier for non-developers to use and build and deploy ap…
    Inside Ring-1T: Ant engineers solve reinforcement learning bottlenecks at trillion scale
    China’s Ant Group, an affiliate of Alibaba, detailed technical information around its new model, Ring-1T, which the company said is “the first open-source reasoning model with one trillion total parameters.” Ring-1T aims to compete with other reasoning models like GPT-5 and the o-series from OpenAI, as well as Google’s Gemini 2.5. With the new release of the latest model, Ant extends the geopolitical debate over who will dominate the AI race: China or the US.  Ant Group said Ring-1T is optimized for mathematical and logical problems, code generation and scientific problem-solving.  “With approximately 50 billion activated parameters per token, Ring-1T achieves state-of-the-art performance across multiple challenging benchmarks — despite relying solely on natural language reasoning capabili…

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    Google's 'Watch & Learn' framework cracks the data bottleneck for training computer-use agents
    A new framework developed by researchers at Google Cloud and DeepMind aims to address one of the key challenges of developing computer use agents (CUAs): Gathering high-quality training examples at scale. The framework, dubbed Watch & Learn (W&L), addresses the problem of training data generation in a way that doesn’t require human annotation and can automatically extract demonstrations from raw videos. Their experiments show that data generated W&L can be used to train or fine-tune existing computer use and foundation models to improve their performance on computer-use tasks. But equally important, the same approach can be used to create in-context learning (ICL) examples for computer use agents, enabling companies to create CUAs for bespoke internal tasks without the need for costly trai…
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    Is the Google Search for internal enterprise knowledge finally here...but from OpenAI? It certainly seems that way. Today, OpenAI has launched company knowledge in ChatGPT, a major new capability for subscribers to ChatGPT's paid Business, Enterprise, and Edu plans that lets them call up their company's data directly from third-party workplace apps including Slack, SharePoint, Google Drive, Gmail, GitHub, HubSpot and combine it in ChatGPT outputs to them. As OpenAI's CEO of Applications Fidji Simo put it in a post on the social network X: "it brings all the context from your apps (Slack, Google Drive, GitHub, etc) together in ChatGPT so you can get answers that are specific to your business." Intriguingly, OpenAI's blog post on the feature states that is "powered by a version of GPT‑5 t…
    Microsoft Copilot gets 12 big updates for fall, including new AI assistant character Mico
    Microsoft today held a live announcement event online for its Copilot AI digital assistant, with Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft's AI division, and other presenters unveiling a new generation of features that deepen integration across Windows, Edge, and Microsoft 365, positioning the platform as a practical assistant for people during work and off-time, while allowing them to preserve control and safety of their data. The new Copilot 2025 Fall Update features also up the ante in terms of capabilities and the accessibility of generative AI assistance from Microsoft to users, so businesses relying on Microsoft products, and those who seek to offer complimentary or competing products, would do well to review them. Suleyman emphasized that the updates reflect a shift from hype to usefulnes…
    ‘AI is tearing companies apart’: Writer AI CEO slams Fortune 500 leaders for mismanaging tech
    May Habib, co-founder and CEO of Writer AI, delivered one of the bluntest assessments of corporate AI failures at the TED AI conference on Tuesday, revealing that nearly half of Fortune 500 executives believe artificial intelligence is actively damaging their organizations — and placing the blame squarely on leadership's shoulders. The problem, according to Habib, isn't the technology. It's that business leaders are making a category error, treating AI transformation like previous technology rollouts and delegating it to IT departments. This approach, she warned, has led to "billions of dollars spent on AI initiatives that are going nowhere." "Earlier this year, we did a survey of 800 Fortune 500 C-suite executives," Habib told the audience of Silicon Valley executives and investors. "42% …
    Sakana AI's CTO says he's 'absolutely sick' of transformers, the tech that powers every major AI model
    In a striking act of self-critique, one of the architects of the transformer technology that powers ChatGPT, Claude, and virtually every major AI system told an audience of industry leaders this week that artificial intelligence research has become dangerously narrow — and that he's moving on from his own creation. Llion Jones, who co-authored the seminal 2017 paper "Attention Is All You Need" and even coined the name "transformer," delivered an unusually candid assessment at the TED AI conference in San Francisco on Tuesday: Despite unprecedented investment and talent flooding into AI, the field has calcified around a single architectural approach, potentially blinding researchers to the next major breakthrough. "Despite the fact that there's never been so much interest and resources and …
    What enterprises can take away from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's shareholder letter
    One of the leading architects of the current generative AI boom — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, famed for having the software giant take an early investment in OpenAI (and later saying he was "good for my $80 billion") — published his latest annual letter yesterday on LinkedIn (a Microsoft subsidiary), and it's chock full of interesting ideas about the near-term future that enterprise technical decision makers would do well to pay attention to, as it could aid in their own planning and tech stack development. In a companion post on X, Nadella wrote, “AI is radically changing every layer of the tech stack, and we’re changing with it." The full letter reinforces that message: Microsoft sees itself not just participating in the AI revolution, but shaping its infrastructure, security, tooling …
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    The Artisan's Forge: Extending Node.js with the Power of Native Addons
    You stand at the peak of JavaScript mastery. Your Node.js applications are optimized, your architectures are sound, and your async/await patterns are poetry. Yet, sometimes, you feel a constraint—a gentle, persistent hum from the V8 engine, reminding you that for all its power, it is still a virtual machine. There are tasks that live in a different realm: Crushing CPU-bound workloads that block the event loop. Performing real-time image or audio processing. Integrating with a legacy C++ library that holds your company's secret sauce. Interfacing directly with hardware or system-level APIs. When you hit this wall, you have a choice. You can try to work around it in JavaScript, or you can descend a layer deeper. You can step into the Forge and craft a Native Addon. This is not a journey for …  ( 10 min )
    Web Design in the AI Era (2025): Trends, Tools & How We Can Help
    Your Guide To What's Changing - And How Your Business Wins. • AI is being incorporated directly into both design and development workflows 1. Design + AI = Better, Faster Current design tools allow designers to prompt a layout, auto-generate multiple versions of a screen or use AI to improve upon previously designed screens. This allows for rapid exploration of various design concepts. Rapid exploration can also save time. Feel-Fast Interfaces (Not Just Fast Load Times) Search engines now take into consideration how your website responds to user interactions (in addition to how quickly it loads). Interaction to Next Paint (INP) is the metric used to measure how quickly a website responds during user interaction. If your website is slow to respond to user interactions (i.e., if your website…  ( 9 min )
    The Artisan's Pursuit: Conquering the Silent Performance Killer in GraphQL and REST
    You are a seasoned guide, leading a feature team through the dense, logical landscape of your application. You've just shipped a brilliant new feature: a REST endpoint that returns a list of users with their recent orders, and a powerful GraphQL query that lets the frontend request users, their orders, and the products in each order. The business is thrilled. The frontend team is empowered. Then, the pager goes off. Your monitoring dashboard lights up with a cascade of timeouts. Your database CPU is screaming at 100%. A simple query for 50 users is now taking 8 seconds. You dive into the logs and see not dozens, but thousands of database queries. You've been ambushed by the most insidious of performance foes: the N+1 Query Problem. This isn't a bug; it's a failure of foresight. And for the…  ( 9 min )
    If we want to distinguish multiple plots in the same figure in matplotlib, we use the legend function()
    Due to work responsibilities, I was unavailable for 11 days thereabout. I'm back now. Day 64 [October 22, 2025] I need to buckle down, as I'm still lagging on day day 3 & 4 goals, "Day 3-4: Control structures (if-else, loops)", as well as day 5 (and 6) goals, "Day 5-6: Functions and modules", and Day 7 target (exercises) (Meta AI, personal communication, August 8, 2025). If I haven't covered this, I can't make progress on day 8 - 63 goals. Goals: As extracted from the 'Python for Software Development' textbook by Halvorsen (n.d.): The New Age of Programming ✅ What is Python? ✅ Introduction to Python ✅ Interpreted vs. Compiled ✅ Python Packages ✅ Python Packages for Science and Numerical Computations ✅ Python Editors ✅ Python IDLE ✅ Visual Studio Code ✅ Variables ✅ Numbers ✅ Strings ✅ Strin…  ( 7 min )
    I vibe-coded a 30 chapter book on regex
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    The Conductor's Baton: Orchestrating Real-Time UIs with Turbo Streams
    The Conductor's Baton: Orchestrating Real-Time UIs with Turbo Streams There is a profound silence in the space between a user's action and the application's response. For years, we've filled that silence with JavaScript. A click happens, we fetch(), we get JSON, we painstakingly .innerHTML, we update state, we handle errors. We have become carpenters, hammering individual pieces of the DOM into place, one event at a time. But what if we've been speaking the wrong language? What if the browser doesn't need a detailed blueprint, but a simple, direct command? "Update this." "Append that." "Remove this other thing." Welcome to Turbo Streams. This isn't just another technique; it's a philosophical shift. It's the moment we stop being carpenters and become conductors. Our Rails backend is no lon…  ( 10 min )
    List in Python (2)
    Buy Me a Coffee☕ *Memo: My post explains a list (1). My post explains a list (3). My post explains a list (4). My post explains a list (5). My post explains a list (6). A non-empty list and empty list are: True and False, checking them with bool() respectively. False and True, inverting their truth values with not keyword respectively. print(bool([0])) # list print(bool([[]])) # list(Empty list) # True print(bool([])) # Empty list # False print(not [0]) # list print(not [[]]) # list(Empty list) # False print(not []) # Empty list # True A list can be checked: if a specific element is and isn't in the list with in keyword and with not and in keyword respectively. if the list is and isn't referred to by two variables with is keyword and with is and not keyword respectively. v = …  ( 9 min )
    Wird AI den DJ ersetzen – oder nur besser machen?
    Titel: Wird AI den DJ ersetzen – oder nur besser machen? Tags: ai, music, product, discuss Seit Jahren lege ich auf Events auf. Parallel beobachte ich, wie generative AI, Recommender-Engines und Realtime-Analysis in die Booth drängen. Ersetzt das in Zukunft den Menschen? Meine kurze, praxisnahe Einordnung – und ich bin gespannt auf eure Gegenargumente. Katalog-Wissen & Tempo-Matching: Key/BPM-Erkennung, Harmonic Mixing, Autogain – alles zuverlässig. Modelle erkennen sogar Energielevel und Stimmungen (valence/arousal) aus dem Audiosignal. Schnelles Kuratieren: Für einen Style („90s RnB warm-up, 95–100 BPM, female vocal heavy“) baut ein Recommender in Sekunden solide Playlisten. Routine-Tasks automatisieren: Hot-cue-Vorschläge, Beatgrids, Dubletten checken, Smart Crates, On-the-fly-Stems (Vo…  ( 7 min )
    What Are Tokens in GPT
    If you’ve ever played around with ChatGPT or any large language model, you might’ve heard the word “token” thrown around — usually when someone talks about limits or pricing. But what exactly are tokens? Think of tokens as the smallest pieces of text an AI understands. They’re not always full words — sometimes just parts of them. “ChatGPT is awesome!” The model doesn’t actually “see” sentences the way we do. It sees a long chain of these tokens and tries to predict what comes next — that’s how it builds responses. Why does it matter? Because: Tokens decide how long your input or output can be (there’s always a token limit). Tokens also determine cost — AI tools charge based on how many tokens you use. And finally, they define context — the more tokens the model can process, the more it can “remember” in a conversation. In short, tokens are like the currency of understanding in the AI world. Every question, answer, and word you type is made up of them. Fun fact: the latest GPT models can handle over 128,000 tokens at once — roughly the length of a full novel. Imagine an AI reading an entire book and still remembering every detail — that’s the power of tokens.  ( 6 min )
    Unlocking Developer Revenue: The Future of AI Monetization with Monetzly
    Monetization Without Paywalls: The Future of AI Apps with Monetzly The biggest challenge in AI development is not just building an innovative application; it's figuring out how to monetize it without disrupting the user experience. As AI applications proliferate, developers face a dilemma: how to generate revenue while keeping their apps accessible and user-friendly. Enter Monetzly—your solution to the monetization conundrum. Imagine this: You’ve created an amazing LLM-powered app that users love, but you’re stuck in a cycle of high operational costs and no clear path to revenue. Traditional monetization strategies, like paywalls and subscriptions, often lead to user drop-off. Monetzly offers a groundbreaking dual-earning platform that allows developers to monetize their apps while keeping…  ( 7 min )
    Andrew Huang: Beautiful new music making environment! (GRM Atelier)
    Beautiful New Music Making Environment! (GRM Atelier) Andrew Huang dives into the freshly released GRM Tools Atelier, celebrating his early-access peek and sharing how its unique “global” workflow totally changes the way you sculpt sound. From the super-slick interface to the friendly feedback loop with GRM’s team, this plugin feels like a breath of fresh air for creatives who hate wrestling with convoluted menus. Highlights include a mind-bending modulation system that lets you patch and shape parameters in ways you’ve never imagined, plus a hefty collection of audio generators and processors that span everything from subtle texture enhancement to full-blown sonic mayhem. By the end, Andrew’s verdict is clear: Atelier isn’t just another plugin—it’s a playground for your wildest sound design dreams. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Peter Finch Golf: I challenged a HEAD PRO at HIS OWN course... (Ep. 1 – Heswall GC)
    I challenged the Heswall GC Head Pro In the debut episode at Heswall Golf Club, I took on the resident head pro in a high-stakes £1,000 match. Titleist not only backs the series but is also pouring support into Heswall’s junior section thanks to our showdown. Huge thanks to Tom, the team at Heswall GC and everyone at Titleist—course details, gear links and discount codes are all in the description! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Jeff Su: Steal the Productivity System I Taught to 6,642 Googlers
    Jeff Su spills the secrets of the CORE workflow—a simple, four-step system (Capture, Organize, Review, Engage) he taught to over 6,600 Googlers. It’s tool-agnostic, kicks in within two weeks, and frees you from relying on memory or willpower by guiding you to capture info instantly, sort it with minimal fuss, check in regularly, and block out time to get stuff done. Whether you’re drowning in emails, meeting notes, or random ideas, this method covers all bases and makes productivity automatic. No fancy apps required—just commit to the routine and watch your to-do list shrink. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Angular 20: Querying Data with `rxResource` — from `request/loader` to `params/stream`
    rxResource — from request/loader to params/stream Angular 20 ships a refined Resource API. If you used resource()/rxResource() in v19, two names changed and status got simpler: request → params loader → stream (used for both querying and streaming) ResourceStatus → string union ('idle' | 'loading' | 'reloading' | 'resolved' | 'error') This post is a hands‑on guide to querying/paginating data with rxResource in Angular 20 using Signals, with typed results, status UIs, and a one‑file demo you can paste. import { rxResource } from '@angular/core/rxjs-interop'; const pageRef = rxResource({ params: () => queryParams(), // reactive input (was `request`) stream: ({ params, abortSignal }) => // Observable/Promise factory (was `loader`) http.get('/api/it…  ( 9 min )
    AI Skills Every QA Should Learn in 2026
    AI won’t replace QA — but QAs who use AI will replace those who don’t. 💬 Why this matters A few years ago, “AI in testing” sounded futuristic. As a QA Lead, I see a clear difference between testers who leverage AI and those who ignore it. And honestly — when we hire new QAs, I always pay attention to how candidates talk about AI. 🧠 1. Prompting as a core QA skill Prompting is basically asking better questions — but to AI. Why it matters: 1. Generate test cases from user stories 2. Translate acceptance criteria into concrete scenarios 3. Explore “what if” or edge cases quickly Example prompt: “Act as a senior QA. Generate 10 edge-case test scenarios for a signup form with CAPTCHA and rate-limiting.” 🪄 Tip: Always use context. Don’t just ask “generate test cases” — tell the AI what envi…  ( 8 min )
    Decision Trees Evolved: Faster, Smarter Reinforcement Learning by Arvind Sundararajan
    Decision Trees Evolved: Faster, Smarter Reinforcement Learning Imagine a self-driving car hesitating at a complex intersection or a robotic arm fumbling with a delicate task. Complex AI making suboptimal decisions? Current reinforcement learning often struggles to deliver both optimal performance and easily understandable decision-making, especially as problem complexity grows. What if we could unlock clear, high-performing policies with a radical speed boost? At its heart, this involves finding the best if-then-else structure, essentially a decision tree, that guides an agent through different states to maximize rewards. Optimizing decision trees within a dynamic environment is traditionally computationally expensive. The breakthrough lies in reframing the tree's construction as a very…  ( 7 min )
    Mastering MRI Bloch Simulations with BlochSim.jl in Julia
    Some of this post's formatting was not preserved. For a better experience, check out the original post. Julia is a relatively new programming language In addition to the functionality In this post, BlochSim.jl, Note that this post assumes a basic understanding previous post You can head over Julia's website to download try out Julia in your web browser first. We need to install BlochSim.jl. julia> using Pkg; Pkg.add("BlochSim") Then we can load BlochSim.jl julia> using BlochSim Great, BlochSim.jl is installed and loaded, The Bloch equations manipulate magnetization vectors, Spin: Representing a Magnetization Vector BlochSim.jl uses Spins Spin represents an isochromat, Thus, to construct a Spin, julia> (M0, T1, T2, df) = (1, 1000, 80, 100) (1, 1000, 80, 100) julia> spin = Spin(M0, T1, …  ( 11 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With M3GAN 2.0 In 25 Minutes Or Less
    Everything Wrong With M3GAN 2.0 In 25 Minutes Or Less CinemaSins dives into M3GAN 2.0 with their trademark nitpicks… and comes away calling it pretty boring. Expect a rapid-fire rundown of every plot hole, questionable choice and awkward CGI moment in under half an hour. Besides the main video, they’re hustling their flagship site, Patreon, a reader poll and a suite of socials (YouTube spinoffs, Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok) plus a shout-out to the CinemaSins writing team. If you’re a fan of over-the-top film takedowns (and don’t mind the self-promo), there’s plenty to click. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Every Saw Movie EVER (That We've Sinned So Far)
    Everything Wrong With Every Saw Movie EVER (That We've Sinned So Far) CinemaSins dives into every Saw film’s biggest plot holes, cringe-worthy moments, and “sins” in this ultimate franchise roast. For more dose of cinematic nitpicking, hit up their main site, YouTube channels (TVSins, CommercialSins, CinemaSins Podcast Network), and stay current via their Linktree. Wanna get involved? Fill out their sinful poll, back the crew on Patreon, and follow the writers—Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, and Daniel—on social. Plus, chat with fellow sinners on Discord and Reddit, grab Jeremy’s book, and catch them on Instagram and TikTok. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Frankenweenie In 14 Minutes Or Less
    Everything Wrong With Frankenweenie In 14 Minutes Or Less is CinemaSins’s snarky deep-dive into Tim Burton’s re-released classic, calling out every “sin” in record time—yet still celebrating the charm of Franky-boy. Expect their trademark humor and relentless nitpicking as they tick off plot holes, visual quirks and character curiosities. For more sinful content, hit up cinemasins.com or their linktr.ee for polls, Patreon support and community hangouts. The video is brought to you by writers Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel, and you can keep the conversation going on Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok—or even grab Jeremy’s book. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Final Destination: Bloodlines in 24 Minutes or Less
    Everything Wrong With Final Destination: Bloodlines in 24 Minutes or Less delivers CinemaSins’ signature blend of sarcastic quips and nitpicks as it gleefully picks apart the movie’s “death logic,” all while reminding you that, yes, it’s still hilarious nonsense. Along the way they sneak in a BetterHelp therapy plug for anyone who needs a laugh—or an actual therapist. Besides the main roast, they point you to the rest of the CinemaSins universe—TVSins, CommercialSins, their Patreon, a fan poll, Discord, Reddit, and all their social profiles—plus a shout-out to the writing squad behind the scenes. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Mr Sunday Movies: The Alien VS Predator Series - Caravan of Garbage
    The Alien VS Predator Series – Caravan of Garbage TL;DR After decades of comics, games and a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it crossover tease in 1991’s Predator 2, we finally got two live-action Alien vs. Predator movies (2004’s AVP and 2007’s Requiem). These films had their moments but largely failed to live up to sky-high expectations. This video bundles Caravan Of Garbage’s reviews of both movies and teases next week’s deep dive into the first four Predator films. Expect sharp takes, a few laughs and the usual banter you love. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Mr Sunday Movies: Predator - Caravan of Garbage
    Predator – Caravan of Garbage Review The team kicks off their four-week deep dive into the Predator franchise with the 1987 Schwarzenegger classic, celebrating it as the ultimate blend of ’80s action and sci-fi—the perfect mix of direction, writing, cast chemistry, creature design, mud, lasers and good old-fashioned explosions. Alongside the video review, they’ve got extended audio editions, bonus podcasts, movie commentaries and merch up for grabs—so subscribe, follow their socials and consider supporting them on Patreon for all the extra goodies. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    print tree4
    !/usr/bin/env bash Linux-only Unicode tree with sizes and total files print_tree() { # Skip if not a directory [[ ! -d "$dir" ]] && return [[ $maxdepth -ne 0 && $depth -gt $maxdepth ]] && return echo "${prefix}${dir##*/}/" shopt -s nullglob # Directories first local dirs=() for d in "$dir"/*; do [[ -d "$d" && ! -L "$d" ]] && dirs+=("$d") # skip symlinks done IFS=$'\n' dirs=($(printf "%s\n" "${dirs[@]}" | sort)) for i in "${!dirs[@]}"; do local d="${dirs[i]}" local branch="├──" [[ $i -eq $(( ${#dirs[@]} - 1 )) ]] && branch="└──" local new_prefix="$prefix" [[ $i -eq $(( ${#dirs[@]} - 1 )) ]] && new_prefix+=" " || new_prefix+="│ " echo "${prefix}${branch} ${d##*/}/" print_tree "$d" "$new_prefix" "$maxdepth" $((depth+1)) done # Files next local files=() for f in "$dir"/*; do [[ -f "$f" ]] && files+=("$f") done IFS=$'\n' files=($(printf "%s\n" "${files[@]}" | sort)) local file_count=0 for i in "${!files[@]}"; do local f="${files[i]}" local branch="├──" [[ $i -eq $(( ${#files[@]} - 1 )) ]] && branch="└──" # Get size safely local size=$(stat -c "%s" "$f" 2>/dev/null || echo 0) # Convert to human-readable local hr_size if [[ "$size" -lt 1024 ]]; then hr_size="${size}B" elif [[ "$size" -lt 1048576 ]]; then hr_size="$((size/1024))K" elif [[ "$size" -lt 1073741824 ]]; then hr_size="$((size/1024/1024))M" else hr_size="$((size/1024/1024/1024))G"; fi echo "${prefix}${branch} ${f##*/} [${hr_size}]" ((file_count++)) done [[ $file_count -gt 0 ]] && echo "${prefix}└── Total files: $file_count" shopt -u nullglob } Usage: print_tree Example: unlimited depth from current directory print_tree $ROOT "" 0  ( 6 min )
    print tree3
    !/usr/bin/env bash Unicode tree for Linux, directories first, files second, human-readable sizes print_tree() { [[ ! -d "$dir" ]] && return [[ $maxdepth -ne 0 && $depth -gt $maxdepth ]] && return echo "${prefix}${dir##*/}/" # Directories first local d local dirs=() shopt -s nullglob for d in "$dir"/*; do [[ -d "$d" ]] && dirs+=("$d") done IFS=$'\n' dirs=($(printf "%s\n" "${dirs[@]}" | sort)) for i in "${!dirs[@]}"; do d="${dirs[i]}" local branch="├──" [[ $i -eq $(( ${#dirs[@]} - 1 )) ]] && branch="└──" local new_prefix="$prefix" [[ $i -eq $(( ${#dirs[@]} - 1 )) ]] && new_prefix+=" " || new_prefix+="│ " echo "${prefix}${branch} ${d##*/}/" print_tree "$d" "$new_prefix" "$maxdepth" $((depth+1)) done # Files local f local files=() for f in "$dir"/*; do [[ -f "$f" ]] && files+=("$f") done IFS=$'\n' files=($(printf "%s\n" "${files[@]}" | sort)) local file_count=0 for i in "${!files[@]}"; do f="${files[i]}" local branch="├──" [[ $i -eq $(( ${#files[@]} - 1 )) ]] && branch="└──" local size=$(stat -c "%s" "$f" 2>/dev/null || echo 0) local hr_size if [[ "$size" -lt 1024 ]]; then hr_size="${size}B" elif [[ "$size" -lt 1048576 ]]; then hr_size="$((size/1024))K" elif [[ "$size" -lt 1073741824 ]]; then hr_size="$((size/1024/1024))M" else hr_size="$((size/1024/1024/1024))G"; fi echo "${prefix}${branch} ${f##*/} [${hr_size}]" ((file_count++)) done # Total files per directory [[ $file_count -gt 0 ]] && echo "${prefix}└── Total files: $file_count" shopt -u nullglob } Usage: print_tree print_tree . "" 0  ( 6 min )
    print tree2
    !/usr/bin/env bash Unicode-style tree with file sizes and total files per directory print_tree() { # Exit if maxdepth reached if [[ $maxdepth -ne 0 && $depth -gt $maxdepth ]]; then return fi # Ensure directory exists [[ ! -d "$dir" ]] && return echo "${prefix}${dir##*/}/" # Enable nullglob so empty dirs don't break loops shopt -s nullglob # Get directories first local dirs=("$dir"/*/) IFS=$'\n' dirs=($(sort /dev/null || stat -f "%z" "$f") local hr_size if [[ "$size" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then if [ "$size" -lt 1024 ]; then hr_size="${size}B" elif [ "$size" -lt $((1024*1024)) ]; then hr_size="$((size/1024))K" elif [ "$size" -lt $((1024*1024*1024)) ]; then hr_size="$((size/1024/1024))M" else hr_size="$((size/1024/1024/1024))G" fi else hr_size="?" fi echo "${prefix}${branch} ${f##*/} [${hr_size}]" ((file_count++)) done # Total files in directory if [ $file_count -gt 0 ]; then echo "${prefix}└── Total files: $file_count" fi shopt -u nullglob } Usage: print_tree Example: print_tree . "" 0 # unlimited depth print_tree . "" 0  ( 6 min )
    5 Resume Mistakes You MUST Avoid
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    Supercomputers: The Giants of Computation Driving Our Future
    upercomputers: The Giants of Computation Driving Our Future Supercomputers are systems built to perform calculations at speeds and scales that defy imagination. They’re not defined by a single technology, but by always being at the cutting edge of computational performance. 🚀 What Makes Them Special? Extreme optimization: from architecture to software, everything is tuned for efficiency. Critical applications: from hurricane prediction to nuclear reaction simulations. 🧪 Real-World Applications Personalized medicine: simulating molecular interactions for drug discovery. Astrophysics: analyzing telescope data and running cosmological simulations. 🤖 Why Should Developers Care? Optimize algorithms for parallel environments. Design scalable software. Get inspired by their architecture to solve complex problems. 📎 This post is based on my full article (in Spanish): 👉 Supercomputadoras: Gigantes del Cálculo If you're into software development, AI, or high-performance computing, feel free to follow me and share your thoughts!  ( 6 min )
    Git Branch Comparison — A Senior Dev’s Playbook (Concise Expert)
    TL;DR — Use A...B for “what actually differs since the common ancestor”, A..B for “what’s in B that isn’t in A”. Start with ahead/behind counts and a stat diff, then drill into commit graphs, rename‑aware diffs, and range‑diff for rebases. Quick Answers (copy/paste) Double vs Triple Dots (mental model) File & Content Diffs That Read Well Commit‑Level Analysis (surgical view) What Will Actually Merge? (merge‑base) Triage & Impact (where the churn lives) Review‑Ready Workflows (pre‑PR / dry‑run) Windows / PowerShell Equivalents Pro Aliases (drop‑in) Decision Cheatsheet Replace A / B with your branches (e.g., origin/main and feature/payments). # How far apart are they? git rev-list --left-right --count A...B # → # High-level file summary git diff --stat A...B # Full con…  ( 9 min )
    print tree
    !/usr/bin/env bash Recursive tree with Unicode branches, directories first, then files Shows file sizes and total files per directory print_tree() { # Check maxdepth if [[ $maxdepth -ne 0 && $depth -gt $maxdepth ]]; then return fi # Get sorted directories and files local entries=("$dir"/*) local dirs=() local files=() for e in "${entries[@]}"; do [[ -d "$e" ]] && dirs+=("$e") [[ -f "$e" ]] && files+=("$e") done # Process directories first local count=${#dirs[@]} for i in "${!dirs[@]}"; do local d="${dirs[i]}" local branch="├──" [[ $i -eq $((count-1)) ]] && branch="└──" echo "${prefix}${branch} ${d##*/}" # Recurse into subdirectory local new_prefix="$prefix" [[ $i -eq $((count-1)) ]] && new_prefix+=" " || new_prefix+="│ …  ( 6 min )
    BGP Peer Monitoring: Ensuring Stability, Security, and Optimal Routing Performance
    The Border Gateway Protocol serves as the Internet's primary routing mechanism, operating through interconnected relationships between network devices. At the core of BGP functionality lies the concept of peering relationships, where routers establish connections to share routing data across different networks. These BGP peer connections determine how internet traffic flows globally, affecting everything from connection speed to network costs. Effective monitoring of these peer relationships requires understanding session stability, route exchanges, and potential security vulnerabilities. Network operators must implement comprehensive monitoring strategies that go beyond basic connectivity checks to ensure optimal performance and detect issues before they impact users. BGP operates through…  ( 10 min )
    Day 13 of documentating my learning journey
    What I did today On what I did today Concept behind this is to make sure i understood how to use the decision statement(if-else) Resources I used What I'll do tomorrow After finishing week-one forgot to open a pull request and merge my week-one branch to main. I'll try and impliment this and also learn how I will make sure my local repo is upto date with main. The sequence of doing this.  ( 6 min )
    Building Tiny Hero: A Text-Based RPG Adventure with Python for Beginners and Intermediates
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    Day 12 of documenting my learning journey
    What I did Today On what I learnt today if condition: Challenges I faced Resources I used What I'll do tomorrow Tomorrow I'll do a mini project on ticket booking and ticket checking to compliment what I've been learning.  ( 6 min )
    features of Angular 20
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    You’ve prompted your large language model, a powerhouse of digital intelligence, to perform a task so simple a child could do it: “Write a short poem and save it to my desktop as poem.txt.” The AI obliges, composing a beautiful stanza in seconds. It presents the text to you in a pristine, ephemeral output window. You copy it, open a text editor, paste the content, and save the file yourself. The AI, for all its cognitive might, remains trapped behind the glass of its application, unable to touch your actual computer. This is the frustrating paradox of modern AI assistants. They possess immense knowledge but lack basic agency. They can reason about your file system but can't interact with it. They are brilliant minds suspended in a digital void. The bridge across this gap is the Model Conte…  ( 12 min )
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    Strengthening the Grid: Building Effective NERC CIP Compliance Programs for Cybersecurity Resilience
    North America's electrical grid depends on robust cybersecurity measures to maintain reliable power delivery across the continent. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation has established Critical Infrastructure Protection standards that mandate comprehensive security protocols for utilities and grid operators. These regulations require organizations to implement rigorous safeguards against digital and physical attacks on essential power infrastructure. Building an effective NERC CIP compliance program demands more than following basic requirements—it requires strategic planning, cross-departmental coordination, and continuous adaptation to emerging threats. This guide examines practical approaches for developing sustainable compliance frameworks that protect critical electrical…  ( 10 min )
    From Frustration to Automation: Building a Squash Court Availability App
    Introduction A few months back, I wanted to reserve a squash court, as usual, on a Wednesday evening. Unfortunately, everything was booked in my favorite club, so I started looking for other places. I was on my phone, which wasn’t very convenient, and every website was different — so I quickly got frustrated. This situation happened a few times, and then I realized I could make this task easier by creating a small app to check court availability for me. It seemed like a good small project. I have two small kids, so I don’t have much free time, but I decided to spend 15–30 minutes on it whenever I could — and here we are! What started as a quick idea to save a few clicks, turned into a mini project — a Python + FastAPI app hosted on AWS Lightsail, with full GitHub Actions automation. Duri…  ( 11 min )
    The Hidden Dangers of Smart Devices: Understanding IoT Vulnerabilities and Security Risks
    Smart home devices and connected gadgets have transformed how we live and work, but they also introduce significant security risks. The discovery of a serious flaw in U-Tec's Ultraloq smart locks in 2020 demonstrates how iot vulnerabilities can expose users to remote attacks and unauthorized access. When attackers exploited weak authentication in the device's cloud API, they could unlock doors from anywhere without needing passwords or physical access to the hardware. This incident highlights the urgent need for developers and users to understand the security challenges facing Internet of Things devices and implement proper safeguards to prevent exploitation. Internet of Things devices face unique security challenges that make them attractive targets for cybercriminals. Unlike traditional …  ( 10 min )
    Peter Finch Golf: I challenged a HEAD PRO at HIS OWN course... (Ep. 1 – Heswall GC)
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    Jeff Su: Steal the Productivity System I Taught to 6,642 Googlers
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    We need to adjust quickie posts to properly not count full URLs for characters. I know Twitter traditionally capped these at 17 chars regardless of length — we'll want to do something similar along those lines.
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    Turn Your Photos into Stunning Videos with Image to Video AI: Share and Earn Free Credits!
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    The Rosetta Stone of AI: Bridging Math, Logic, and Uncertainty
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    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With M3GAN 2.0 In 25 Minutes Or Less
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    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Every Saw Movie EVER (That We've Sinned So Far)
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    Deploy Your Shopify App to Heroku in Seconds
    Deploying a Shopify app to Heroku often turns into a juggling act — managing environment variables, and running separate commands to keep both Shopify and Heroku in sync. To simplify this process, I built shopify-heroku-cli a lightweight CLI that syncs your Shopify app’s environment variables with Heroku and deploys your app in just a couple of commands. In this post, I’ll show you step-by-step how to deploy your Shopify app to Heroku using the tool. Before we start, make sure you have the following installed and configured: Node.js >= 16 Shopify CLI — logged in to your Shopify app Heroku CLI — logged in to your Heroku account A Shopify app ready to deploy A Heroku app created (you can create one with heroku create my-shopify-app) Install the CLI globally using npm: npm install -g shopify-…  ( 7 min )
    API-Led Connectivity - Practical Questions Answered - Part II
    Part 2 - Structure and Composition Read Part 1 here. API-Led Connectivity is a proven architectural pattern for separating data, business logic, and representations across APIs. Numerous articles have been written about its advantages, but putting them into practice often raises many questions. We looked at the basics in Part 1. A System API should only connect to one System of Record. A System API is meant to be a clean layer of abstraction over a single data source. This one-to-one relationship makes your architecture clearer and more flexible: Focus and simplicity: the API clearly shows a single source, which makes it easier to understand where data comes from and how it is structured. Reusability and stability: APIs that are linked to one SoR are easier to version, reuse, and change…  ( 12 min )
    What is a Full Stack Digital Marketer?
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    Cybersecurity Weekly #6: AI Tools That Protect (and Endanger) Your Business in 2025
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    We Rebuilt Our Onboarding Around MCP: The Result, 3X SDK Installs
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    Building My First Web3 Application: A Journey into Decentralized Message Signing
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    Used Electronics Marketplace: Bridging Affordability and Sustainability in Tech
    In today’s fast-paced digital world, people upgrade their gadgets frequently, leaving behind countless devices that still work perfectly well. Instead of letting them collect dust or adding to electronic waste, many are now turning to used electronics marketplaces. These platforms offer a practical way to buy and sell pre-owned devices, combining affordability with environmental responsibility. A used electronics marketplace is an online platform where users can sell old gadgets and buy second-hand or refurbished devices. From smartphones and tablets to laptops, cameras, and gaming consoles, these marketplaces provide access to a wide range of products at reduced prices. Unlike traditional classifieds, these platforms are designed for safety and trust. Many include verification systems, qu…  ( 7 min )
    Music Moodboard Assistant ( Auth0 AI + Spotify )
    This is a submission for the Auth0 for AI Agents Challenge An Auth0-secured Agentic AI that turns your mood into music Music Moodboard Assistant is an agentic AI application that blends emotion recognition, music recommendation, and secure authentication to personalize Spotify experiences. The idea came from a simple, everyday frustration — when you feel sleepy, energetic, or unfocused, Spotify doesn’t understand that feeling directly. You must search, scroll, and tweak to find what fits your mood. Music Moodboard Assistant changes that. “I’m sleepy and need something relaxing.” Behind the scenes, the agent: Authenticates you via Auth0, ensuring all actions happen under your Spotify account securely. Analyzes your intent using an AI model hosted via OpenRouter. Uses Spotify APIs through Au…  ( 8 min )
    How to Communicate Marketing Insights to Executives: A Practical Guide
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    Centralizing SVG Handling in Angular Applications
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    Speed Up Your Frontend Work: AI-Powered n8n Workflows That Write Code and Save You Time
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    Open Source + DevSecOps: Crafting Government Transparency in PH
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    Não falo português, só estou postando para dar o pontapé inicial. Por favor, perdoe qualquer erro. 😭
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    Tudo o que é publicado neste espaço é facilmente descoberto no ecossistema DEV, mas esperamos que este possa ser um espaço para servir mais diretamente esta comunidade!
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    Scaling Coupyn: Handling Millions of Requests a Day on $50 Using Cloudflare Edge Caching
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    So much of what we do is building in public, but we need to use this space more to talk about it.
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    Intro Hi, guys! In this post we're going to talk about Next.js routing. This time we will only cover the core concepts of routing and in another post we will learn more about advanced concepts for a complete guide. In this guide I am going to use TypeScript. If you use JavaScript, just remove the types where necessary. The Core Route Files Dynamic Routing Typescript Helpers To define routes in Next.js, we use file-system based routing, which mean we use files and folders from within our app. When installing the Next.js app using: npx create-next-app@latest Next.js will create a folder app. You can safely delete everything inside it to remove the noise. This is of course not necessary, but I recommend doing it just to see every file in action without those boilerplate code from Next.js.…  ( 11 min )
    Hoping to make improvements to quickie posts like this so they show up when appropriate in feeds (currently they sink pretty quickly) without overwhelming or taking away from the experience.
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    **Harness the Power of LlamaColab: An Underrated Fine-Tuning
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    Olá pessoal, se você encontrar alguma área que não esteja traduzida ou traduzida incorretamente, sinta-se à vontade para nos informar em https://core.forem.com ou abra um problema diretamente em https://github.com/forem/forem
    Forem Core Discussing the core forem open source software project — features, bugs, performance, self-hosting. core.forem.com GitHub - forem/forem: For empowering community 🌱 For empowering community 🌱. Contribute to forem/forem development by creating an account on GitHub. github.com  ( 7 min )
    🧬 Java Supports Single Inheritance Only — But!
    If you’ve ever heard that “Java supports only single inheritance”, you might think Java is limited compared to languages like C++ that allow multiple inheritance. But the truth is... Java gives you the best of both worlds — simplicity and flexibility — without the messy diamond problems. Let’s break it down 👇 🧩 What Is Inheritance in Java? Inheritance allows one class to acquire the properties and behaviors (fields and methods) of another. It’s one of the core pillars of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP). class Animal { void eat() { System.out.println("Eating..."); } } class Dog extends Animal { void bark() { System.out.println("Barking..."); } } public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { Dog d = new Dog(); d.eat(); …  ( 7 min )
    I Built an AI Resume Butler That Actually Gets You Interviews (Auth0 Made It Possible)
    This is a submission for the Auth0 for AI Agents Challenge You know that feeling when you're applying to jobs at 2 AM, desperately trying to tailor your resume for the 47th time this week, and your Google Docs is giving you that judgy "Are you sure you want to save these changes?" Look? Yeah, I built something to fix that. Meet Resumify - an AI-powered resume assistant that doesn't just help you write resumes, it practically writes them for you. And no, it won't judge you for that "proficient in Microsoft Word" line you've been carrying since 2015. See Resumify transform a basic resume into an ATS-optimized masterpiece in under 2 minutes. Since showing is better than telling (and because my mom said screenshots count as evidence I'm actually productive): Here's the landing page in all …  ( 15 min )
    Announcing Attractive.js, a new JavaScript-free JavaScript library
    This article was originally published on Rails Designer After last week's introduction of Perron, I am now announcing another little “OSS present”: a JavaScript-free JavaScript library. 🎁 Say what? 👉 If you want to check out the repo and star ⭐ it, that would make my day! 😊 Attractive.js lets you add interactivity to your site using only HTML attributes (hence the name attribute active). No JavaScript code required. Just add ⁠data-action and, optionally, data-target attributes to your elements, and… done! Something like this: Paint it black Paint me black Or if you want to toggle a CSS class, you write: data-action="toggleClass#bg-black". Or toggle multiple CSS classes: data-action="toggleCla…  ( 10 min )
    Why experiments belong inside feature flags, not beside them
    One of the cool things about the way we've architected Hypertune is that experiments aren't something you reference directly in your code. Instead, they're created in the Hypertune dashboard and inserted into the rollout logic of a feature flag. Many teams manage feature flags and experiments separately, often using different systems for each. As a result, they end up with separate “experiment flags.” When testing a new feature, that means checking two flags in code: Your main feature flag — to control rollout to internal users, beta testers, etc. Your experiment flag — to split traffic between variants. At first, this might seem reasonable. But it quickly introduces complexity — and risk. In theory, the experiment flag should only be checked if the main flag is true. A user should only en…  ( 7 min )
    I built MathHacks - a weekend mathathon, now live!
    I’ve always loved both maths and coding, but I never found a space where the two truly merge. So I decided to build one myself: MathHacks. It’s a weekend “mathathon” where participants build creative maths-based projects — visualisations, puzzles, small tools, or any idea that blends maths and creativity. Think of it as a hackathon, but for maths. The first MathHacks starts in 8 days and it’s completely free and open to everyone — students, developers, or anyone who enjoys problem-solving. Why I built it: I wanted a place to experiment with maths in a fun, hands-on way. I wanted something that feels creative, not competitive. I wanted a small, community-driven space for maths + coding lovers. If that sounds like your kind of weekend, come join in at the first mathathon I’d love to see what you come up with!  ( 6 min )
    Solving “Browser Back Resets Infinite Scroll” with a Next.js URL-Addressable Modal
    Introduction I found a way to avoid the well-known problem where “infinite scroll resets after a browser back,” using a modal that combines Next.js App Router’s Intercepting Routes and Parallel Routes. Even after using the browser back action, the scroll position of the infinite list is preserved. You can try it yourself with this demo app. This is a Next.js framework–specific approach, but I hope it helps anyone who is facing—or has faced—this problem. Notes This post does not explain the low-level details of Intercepting Routes or Parallel Routes. The main goal is to convey how the app feels when infinite scroll is combined with a URL-addressable modal built with Intercepting + Parallel Routes, via the demo app. The context is a web application, not a native app. Infinite scroll UIs h…  ( 10 min )
    FastAPI deployment Heroku vs AWS / GCP with Defang
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    5 Python Projects for DevOps: Build a Network Scanner, Tkinter GUI, and Game Automation Scripts
    The DevOps landscape demands more than just knowing CI/CD pipelines; it requires robust scripting skills to automate repetitive tasks, build custom monitoring tools, and manage infrastructure efficiently. Python is the undisputed champion for this kind of operational scripting. This structured learning path is designed for beginners, providing a systematic way to master modern practices, starting with the foundational skill set: practical Python programming. By tackling these hands-on projects, you will develop the practical skills necessary to transition from basic coding to building real-world operational tools. Difficulty: Beginner | Time: 65 minutes In this project, you'll learn how to create a simple 2048 game using Python and the Tkinter library for the graphical user interface. 204…  ( 8 min )
    FlakyHunter: Revolutionizing How You Detect and Fix Flaky Tests
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    Di dunia pengembangan perangkat lunak yang bergerak cepat, memilih framework bukan lagi sekadar keputusan teknis. Ini adalah keputusan strategis yang memengaruhi biaya perekrutan, kecepatan go-to-market, skalabilitas jangka panjang, dan developer experience (DX) tim Anda. Setiap tahun, kita dibanjiri oleh “framework baru yang revolusioner”. Developer mungkin merasakan fatigue (kelelahan), sementara Engineering Leads dan Konsultan IT dituntut untuk memisahkan mana yang sekadar hype dan mana yang benar-benar membawa nilai bisnis. Artikel ini adalah panduan mendalam untuk menavigasi lanskap framework modern. Kita tidak hanya akan membahas “apa yang sedang tren”, tetapi juga “mengapa” itu tren, “tantangan” apa yang akan Anda hadapi, dan “bagaimana” memilih alat yang tepat untuk pekerjaan yang …  ( 8 min )
    What can I do with the MERN Stack by itself?
    MERN Stack is a combination of four powerful technologies: MongoDB, Express, React, and Node.js. With these four tools, you can build modern, fast, and complex web applications. Let’s take a detailed look at the role of each component and what they can do together. 🗄️ MongoDB - Database: MongoDB is a NoSQL database that stores data in the form of documents. It works in a JSON-like format, which makes it very convenient to use JavaScript. You can store user lists, product catalogs, or any other type of data. Express.js is a minimalist web framework for Node.js. It simplifies server-side logic, such as routing and creating API endpoints. Express allows you to write a server quickly and in an organized manner. React is a library used for building user interfaces. It works on a component-based system, meaning you can create each part of your application separately and them combine them. This makes code reusable and easier to manage. Node.js allows you to run JavaScript code on the server. This enables the entire stack to use only one language - JavaScript - which simplifies the development process. 📱 Full-functional web applications 💼 Business applications (CRM, ERP systems) 🛒 Online stores (E-commerce) 📊 Data management systems (Dashboards) 💬 Real-time applications (Chat apps, notification systems) 🎮 Games and interactive applications With the MERN Stack, you can create powerful applications intended for the world using only JavaScript. By learning and applying this stack, you can significantly enhance your skills. 🔗 Connect: ibrohimbek.link  ( 6 min )
    Day 5: Advanced SELECT Queries and JOINs
    Day 5: Advanced SELECT Queries and JOINs Today we'll explore more powerful query techniques and learn how to combine data from multiple tables using JOINs. Let's create a realistic scenario: -- Authors table (One) CREATE TABLE authors ( author_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY, name VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL, country VARCHAR(50) ); -- Books table (Many) CREATE TABLE books ( book_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY, title VARCHAR(200) NOT NULL, author_id INTEGER REFERENCES authors(author_id), price DECIMAL(10, 2), published_year INTEGER ); INSERT INTO authors (name, country) VALUES ('J.K. Rowling', 'UK'), ('George Orwell', 'UK'), ('Haruki Murakami', 'Japan'), ('Gabriel García Márquez', 'Colombia'); INSERT INTO books (title, author_id, price, published_year) VALUES …  ( 9 min )
    Synbo Protocol Attends ETHShanghai 2025, Reconstructing On-Chain Financing Ecology with Consensus Mechanism
    From October 18 to 21, 2025, the Synbo Protocol core team was invited to attend the ETHShanghai 2025 hackathon, jointly hosted by the Ethereum Foundation and HashKey Group, among other institutions. This grand event attracted 486 teams from around the globe to register, with 196 outstanding teams advancing to the finals, engaging in intense competition over seventy-two hours. As one of the most influential annual events in the Ethereum ecosystem, this hackathon focused on cutting-edge fields such as DeFi and Layer 2 scaling, RWA and compliant finance, decentralized identity and data ownership, and AI and blockchain integration. Amid the wave of technological innovation, Synbo Protocol's pioneering concept of "capital consensus" introduced a new dimension of thought to the event. As the wo…  ( 6 min )
    Two Databases, No Drama: The Story of a Calm Migration
    In my early days as a software engineer, I often wondered: how do teams migrate between databases without bringing everything down? It’s one of those invisible feats of engineering — moving millions of records, decomposing APIs, redefining schemas — all while users continue using the system like nothing happened. I recently had the opportunity to lead one of these migrations myself — a journey that pushed me to balance complexity and pragmatism, architecture and delivery speed, and “fancy” vs “effective” design decisions. It also pushed me to grow as an engineer, my team navigate a difficult impending blocker — navigating ambiguity, managing moving parts across systems, and learning to balance clean design with real-world delivery constraints. While there are famous war stories from brilli…  ( 10 min )
    Ovi: Twin backbone cross-modal fusion for audio-video generation
    I’ve always found the intersection of audio and visual media fascinating. Ever wondered why some videos just stick with you, even when you can’t quite recall the content? I think a lot of it comes down to how well these two modalities are fused. Recently, I stumbled upon a piece of research that really caught my attention: Ovi, which stands for Twin Backbone Cross-Modal Fusion for Audio-Video Generation. Let me tell you, it’s a game-changer. When I first read about Ovi, I couldn’t help but feel that classic “aha moment.” This isn’t just another run-of-the-mill AI model—it’s an innovative approach that combines audio and video data in a way that’s both efficient and, frankly, mind-blowing. I’ve been exploring generative AI for a while, and while some models do a decent job at creating conte…  ( 9 min )
    What Is Full-Stack Development? (A Simple Guide for Beginners)
    What Is Full-Stack Development? (A Simple Guide for Beginners) If you’ve ever heard someone say they’re a full-stack developer and wondered what that really means, you’re not alone. In simple terms, full-stack development refers to the ability to build both the front and back parts of a website or web application — everything users see and everything that runs behind the scenes. Think of it like building a house: the frontend is the design, furniture, and paint that people see, while the backend is the plumbing, wiring, and foundation that make everything work smoothly. 🖥️ Frontend: What Users See The frontend is the client side of a website — the part users interact with directly. It’s what you see when you open a web page: the layout, colors, buttons, forms, and animations. Frontend dev…  ( 7 min )
    Clock circular calculator
    I tried to do vibe code a calculator where the user doesnt need to push the operation and result buttons. Then for multiple digits I was forced to use a circular display, and finally I decided to hide the whole calculator as a clock test the clock calculator here You can see the whole collection here or clone the github repo  ( 6 min )
    Reasoning Under a Cloud: Making Smarter AI Decisions with Fragmented Knowledge by Arvind Sundararajan
    Reasoning Under a Cloud: Making Smarter AI Decisions with Fragmented Knowledge Imagine an AI trying to diagnose a patient with incomplete medical records. Or a self-driving car navigating a road where sensor data is intermittently lost. How can these systems make reliable decisions when the facts are fuzzy? The key lies in building AI that can not just process information, but also reason effectively with uncertainty. The core idea is creating a structured argumentation framework. Instead of treating arguments as black boxes, we analyze their internal structure—the premises and rules used to construct them. Then, we can model uncertainty directly within these components. This allows the system to weigh the strength of an argument based on the reliability of its foundation. Think of it li…  ( 7 min )
    Stop Calling QA ‘Testing’: What It Really Is and Why It Matters
    When it comes to software development, quality can make or break a product. But one persistent myth keeps popping up: Quality Assurance is just another word for testing. It’s easy to see why, testing is the most visible part of the process, but QA is so much more. Think of it as the entire system of practices that keeps quality top of mind from start to finish. Yes, testing is part of it, but QA includes planning, design reviews, coding standards, documentation and continuous improvements that prevent problems from ever reaching users. It’s about building quality in, not just checking for bugs at the end. For decision makers, understanding this bigger picture is key. Seeing QA as a strategic end to end approach rather than a single task is what separates average software from products that…  ( 12 min )
    TMCP: Reimagining Model Context Protocol Server Architecture with Modern TypeScript
    The emergence of advanced AI models has made it necessary to create standardized techniques for supplying them with real-time, external, or domain-specific data. A technical specification known as the Model Context Protocol (MCP) outlines the client-server communication necessary to provide this context. An MCP server, an application in charge of exposing specialized data sources like issues from Linear, design files from Figma, or repository code from GitHub, communicates with an MCP client (such as Gemini or GitHub Copilot). The LLM can perform tasks and reasoning that would be impossible with its base knowledge alone thanks to this client-server model. This fundamental feature of providing context to models was initially put forth in architectures such as Anthropic's Ask to Ask (A2A…  ( 10 min )
    Optical Clear Adhesive (OCA): Why It Matters in Modern Display Assembly
    Modern displays are more than just LCD panels and touch sensors. Between the layers that make up your smartphone, automotive dashboard, or industrial HMI, there’s a transparent film doing critical work — the Optical Clear Adhesive (OCA). This adhesive is the reason screens stay bright, responsive, and durable even in challenging conditions. In this article, we’ll explore what OCA is, why it’s used, and how it’s changing display manufacturing. OCA is a transparent adhesive film used to bond optical layers together — such as the cover glass, touch panel, and display module. Unlike liquid adhesives, OCA comes as a pre-cast solid sheet. During assembly, it’s applied under pressure and temperature to create a bubble-free optical interface between components. In simple terms: OCA replaces th…  ( 8 min )
    How to Merge Word Documents with Spire.Doc for Java: A Comprehensive Guide
    Merging Word documents is a common requirement in various professional contexts, from compiling reports to consolidating legal documents. This task, while seemingly simple, can become complex when dealing with formatting, sections, and various document structures. Spire.Doc for Java offers an efficient and robust solution for this challenge. This tutorial aims to provide a comprehensive guide on how to merge Word documents using Spire.Doc for Java, covering different methods to suit diverse needs. Spire.Doc for Java is a professional API designed for robust Word document processing. It empowers developers to create, read, edit, convert, and print Word documents programmatically, all without requiring Microsoft Office to be installed. Its extensive feature set makes it an invaluable tool fo…  ( 8 min )
    Understanding the Agent Loop in AWS Strands Agent Framework
    Introduction. The Beating Heart of Intelligent, Autonomous AI Agents If you’ve ever written a for or while loop in programming, you already understand the core idea behind the Agent Loop. It’s a cycle a repeating process that continues until a condition is met. But when it comes to AI agents, this loop becomes much more powerful. It’s not just about iteration; it’s about reasoning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making. In the AWS Strands Agentic Framework, the Agent Loop is the engine that powers intelligent behavior. It continuously processes input, reasons through possible actions, calls tools, and generates responses all while maintaining context and adapting to new information. This post dives deep into how this loop works, its key components, and why it’s at the heart of model…  ( 9 min )
    Jenis-Jenis Integrasi AI di Aplikasi Modern
    AI kini bukan cuma tren, tapi sudah jadi bagian inti dari banyak aplikasi modern. Dari chatbot hingga automation agent, integrasi AI punya beberapa pola utama yang umum dipakai. Berikut ringkasannya: Prompt–Context (Pure Prompting) Konsep: Contoh Integrasi di Aplikasi: Chatbot untuk customer support AI copywriting untuk email atau konten marketing Text transformation (paraphrasing, summarizing, code generation) Kelebihan: cepat setup, biaya relatif rendah. Kekurangan: akurasi jawaban tergantung pada seberapa baik prompt dibuat. Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Konsep: mengambil informasi relevan dari database atau dokumen sebelum menjawab. Flow Integrasi: User query → Embedding → Vector DB search → Ambil konteks → Prompt + konteks → LLM → Output Contoh Aplikasi: FAQ bot perusahaan …  ( 7 min )
    RISC-V Test Generation: Using Random and Directed Stimulus to Achieve Coverage Closure
    Introduction Random testing can explore broad state spaces but often leaves gaps. Directed tests provide structure but risk missing unexpected interactions. The most effective approach combines the two: constrained-random stimulus for breadth and directed suites for precision [2]. The Challenge: Random Alone Is Not Enough Directed suites can systematically validate those features, but cannot anticipate subtle corner cases. Together, these limitations highlight the need for a combined strategy. Random stimulus is used to discover the unexpected, while directed suites guarantee compliance with the specification [3]. Note that compliance is a necessary but not sufficient measure for verification. Constrained-Random Testing with STING Constrained-random test generation is often the starting po…  ( 11 min )
    When you train AI to think with your logic, you don’t just save time; you multiply your focus across industries. AI isn’t replacing assistants; it’s redefining what one assistant can achieve.
    How I Run 3 Brands With 1 AI Assistant: My ChatGPT Workflow Jaideep Parashar ・ Oct 23 #webdev #programming #ai #productivity  ( 7 min )
    How I Run 3 Brands With 1 AI Assistant: My ChatGPT Workflow
    People often ask me, “How do you manage ReThynk AI, Vista Liberata, and Valintra Tunes plus writing, Dev.to, YouTube, and a magazine, without burning out?” The truth is simple: I don’t manage everything; my AI systems do. Over the last year, I’ve built an end-to-end workflow using ChatGPT and automation tools that lets me operate multiple brands with the focus of a single founder. 1️⃣ Create Brand Personas Inside ChatGPT Each brand I run has its own AI persona trained for that brand’s tone, audience, and purpose. By assigning each AI a role, I switch contexts instantly. 2️⃣ Automate Weekly Tasks With Prompt Frameworks I use standardised prompt templates for every repetitive task. ReThynk AI: “Generate a weekly AI magazine update with 3 trending tools and 1 ethical insight.” Vista Liberata…  ( 9 min )
    Jenis-Jenis Protokol Komunikasi pada Aplikasi Modern
    Dalam pengembangan perangkat lunak, protokol komunikasi adalah aturan teknis yang memungkinkan dua sistem saling bertukar data. Setiap protokol memiliki cara kerja, kelebihan, dan kasus penggunaan yang berbeda. Berikut adalah protokol komunikasi yang umum digunakan di aplikasi modern: HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) dan versi aman HTTPS adalah protokol paling klasik dan banyak digunakan di web. Fungsi: Transfer data antara client dan server dalam format request-response. Contoh penggunaan: REST API, GraphQL, Webhook. Kelebihan: Sederhana, banyak dukungan library. Cocok untuk aplikasi web tradisional. HTTPS memberikan keamanan dengan enkripsi data. Kekurangan: Synchronous, client harus menunggu response. Tidak ideal untuk komunikasi real-time. gRPC adalah framework Remote Procedure Call …  ( 7 min )
    Build Your Own Forum with FastAPI: Step 3 - HTML Template
    In the previous article, we introduced a PostgreSQL database to our forum, achieving persistent data storage, so that data is no longer lost even if the server restarts. Now we can confidently make more improvements. However, you may have noticed that all of our current interface styles (HTML) are written directly in main.py. Does this mean that for every new feature in the future, we have to stuff more HTML into main.py? This is not only troublesome to write, but it also leads to a large number of HTML strings being mixed into the Python code, making the code difficult to read and maintain. To solve this problem, this article will introduce the Jinja2 template engine to separate the backend logic (Python) from the frontend presentation (HTML), making the project structure clearer and easi…  ( 9 min )
    Jenis-Jenis Pola Komunikasi Antar Sistem Aplikasi
    Dalam pengembangan perangkat lunak modern, cara aplikasi berkomunikasi sangat menentukan performa, skalabilitas, dan pengalaman pengguna. Tidak semua komunikasi dibuat sama; ada pola synchronous, asynchronous, real-time, dan lainnya. Berikut adalah jenis-jenis komunikasi yang umum digunakan. Pola komunikasi ini adalah yang paling klasik dan banyak digunakan. Client mengirimkan request ke server, dan server mengembalikan response. Contoh: JSON API, REST API, GraphQL. Kelebihan: Implementasi sederhana dan mudah dipahami. Debugging mudah karena alur komunikasi langsung. Cocok untuk aplikasi CRUD atau web tradisional. Kekurangan: Synchronous: client harus menunggu response server sebelum bisa melanjutkan. Kurang efisien untuk aplikasi real-time seperti notifikasi atau chat. Pola ini berfokus p…  ( 7 min )
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    Bitcoin Climbs to $111K as Whipsaw Action in Crypto Continues
    The trend has most definitely not been your friend this week as dips get bought and rallies get sold.  ( 29 min )
    Institutions Drive CME Crypto Options to $9B as ETH, SOL, XRP Set Records
    Open interest across CME’s regulated markets jumped 27% since Oct. 10, signaling growing conviction among large traders.  ( 29 min )
    The Crypto Industry Must Evolve to Match Real-World Security Risks
    Security issues like data breaches and phishing attacks are a type of feedback for Web3 designers, argues Tools for Humanity’s Adrian Ludwig.  ( 31 min )
    Swiss Crypto Bank AMINA Taps Tokeny to Build Compliant 'Bridge' for Asset Tokenization
    The partnership combines AMINA Bank’s Swiss-regulated custody with Tokeny’s blockchain infrastructure to ease tokenisation for financial institutions.  ( 29 min )
    Stellar Edges Lower 0.4% to $0.3123 as Partnership News Surfaces
    Double-top reversal at $0.3147 resistance overshadows collaborative payment infrastructure developments.  ( 30 min )
    Binance's CZ Wins Pardon From U.S. President Donald Trump
    U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao months after he said he'd asked for a pardon.  ( 29 min )
    HBAR Dips 1.4% to $0.1675 Breaking Below Key Support Zone
    HBAR’s technical structure turned firmly bearish after repeated failures at the $0.1700 resistance zone, while a surge in volume confirmed a decisive support break.  ( 30 min )
    Alt5 Sigma Suspends CEO Peter Tassiopoulos, Appoints Jonathan Hugh as Interim Leader
    No reason was given for the suspension of Tassiopoulos, who was appointed just over a year ago .  ( 28 min )
    Crypto for Advisors: The Growth of Stablecoins
    Stablecoin adoption surges post-GENIUS Act. Discover how cost savings, liquidity, and regulatory clarity are driving their growth in global finance.  ( 34 min )
    Fireblocks Acquires Dynamic to Expand On-Chain Developer Stack
    The deal unites Fireblocks’ institutional custody infrastructure with Dynamic’s consumer wallet and onboarding tech to create an end-to-end onchain platform, it said.  ( 29 min )
    Bitcoin Options Open Interest Surges to Record $50B on Deribit as Traders Hedge Downside Risks
    A bearish bet that bitcoin will fall to $100,000 or less is becoming just as popular as bullish bets on higher prices.  ( 31 min )
    DeFi Specialist Aave Labs Acquires Stable Finance, Expands Consumer Access to Onchain Savings
    Acquisition brings Stable’s consumer app expertise to Aave Labs as it builds mainstream DeFi products.  ( 29 min )
    Keyrock: Crypto’s Buyback Boom Tests the Industry’s Financial Maturity
    Tokenholder payouts have surged more than 400% since 2024, but Keyrock’s Amir Hajian warns that most are still funded by treasuries rather than real revenue, arguing that buybacks must evolve from hype-driven spending to disciplined, valuation-aware capital policy.  ( 32 min )
    Canaan’s Turnaround Gains Steam as Benchmark Doubles Price Target to $4
    With Nasdaq compliance restored and momentum building in its Avalon mining rigs and self-mining operations, the broker sees renewed upside for Canaan’s shares.  ( 30 min )
    CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Solana (SOL) Gains 4.5% as Index Trades Higher
    Bitcoin Cash (BCH) was also a top performer, rising 2% from Wednesday.  ( 25 min )
    Digital Asset Treasuries: Bitcoin’s Institutional Test Case
    Digital Asset Treasuries (DATs) are the first laboratories testing how a decentralised asset can operate as productive capital within the architecture of corporate finance, argues Sygnum Bank CIO Fabian Dori.  ( 33 min )
    Plasma Obtains VASP License, Opens Amsterdam Office to Expand Stablecoin Payments in EU
    The firm behind the fast-growing stablecoin blockchain also plans to obtain MiCA and EMI licenses as part of its expansion in Europe.  ( 30 min )
    Gold Token Market Swells to $3.9B as CZ Calls It a 'Trust Me Bro' Asset
    The tokens raise similar concerns to stablecoins, with potential risks around delivery, long-term reliability and the ability to redeem for physical gold.  ( 29 min )
    Ledger Unveils $179 Nano Gen5, Built for Identity in an AI-Driven World
    Alongside, there's the Ledger Wallet, a reimagined version of the company's Ledger Live app, and Ledger Enterprise Multisig, a new platform for institutional asset management.  ( 32 min )
    Crypto Market Maker B2C2 Launches PENNY to Enable Instant, Zero-Fee Stablecoin Swaps
    The institutional liquidity provider’s new platform says it will let users exchange stablecoins like USDT and USDC across multiple blockchains without fees.  ( 30 min )
    Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin, Ether Edge Higher; HyperLiquid Surges on $1B Purchase Plan
    After weeks of turbulence, the crypto market found support Thursday, with Bitcoin and Ether posting modest gains and HyperLiquid’s token HYPE soaring.  ( 31 min )
    Risk Proxies Challenge Bitcoin's Bounce; HYPE, XMR Shine: Crypto Daybook Americas
    Your day-ahead look for Oct. 23, 2025  ( 37 min )
    Revolut Secures MiCA License in Cyprus, Expanding Regulated Crypto Services Across EU
    Fintech giant gains CySEC approval to offer compliant crypto trading across 30 EEA markets under MiCA  ( 29 min )
    Polymarket Seeks Investment at Valuation of $12B-$15B: Bloomberg
    That level would mark a more than 10-fold increase since June, when Polymarket raised $200 million at a $1 billion valuation.  ( 28 min )
    Bunni DEX Shuts Down, Cites Recovery Costs After $8.4M Exploit
    The team cannot afford the cost of relaunching the protocol, which would require significant investment in audits and development.  ( 29 min )
    Quantum Solutions Adds 2K ETH to Become 11th-Largest Ether Treasury Company
    Quantum Solutions boosts ETH position as company cements standing among top digital asset treasuries, become No. 2 DAT outside U.S.  ( 29 min )
    Canada’s Anti-Money Laundering Watchdog Levies Record $126M Fine on Cryptomus
    Fintrac said the firm was fined for unreported activity including transactions tied to child sexual abuse material, fraud, ransomware payments and sanctions evasion.  ( 29 min )
    BTC, XRP, SOL, ADA Hold Flat as Google’s Quantum Breakthrough Rekindles Old Crypto Fears
    October is on track to deliver the least gains for investors since 2015, despite being a seasonally bullish month.  ( 29 min )
    WazirX to Restart Trading on Friday After $230M Hack Caused Year-Long Shutdown
    That was the final step in a process that began after a massive security breach last year froze assets, shuttered withdrawals, and effectively took India’s oldest crypto platform offline.  ( 29 min )
    Is Bitcoin Headed for a Crash Below $100K? ‘Grand Daddy’ Volume Indicator Hits Lowest Since April
    A key volume indicator points to underlying market weakness, signaling a potential bitcoin sell-off below $100,000  ( 30 min )
    XRP Price Structure Tightens Between $2.33 and $2.44 Ahead of Volatility Break
    Traders are watching for a breakout above $2.41 or a decline below $2.33 to signal the next directional move.  ( 30 min )
    Dogecoin Tests $0.19 Support as Tight Range Signals Breakout Potential
    Traders identify continued divergence between rising volume and flat price as a key accumulation signal — often a precursor to volatility expansion within 24–48 hours.  ( 30 min )
    Hyperliquid Strategies Looks to Raise to $1B to Fund HYPE Treasury Purchases
    The company plans to issue up to 160 million shares, with Chardan Capital Markets as the financial advisor.  ( 29 min )
    Asia Morning Briefing: BTC, ETH Markets Steady as Traders Await CPI and China-U.S. De-Escalation Signs
    Investors are in wait-and-see mode as the U.S. shutdown stalls data releases and China signals restraint on export controls, keeping markets range-bound ahead of Friday’s CPI report.  ( 30 min )
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    How Do AI Agents Work?
    When people talk about AI agents, they often imagine something futuristic that can think, talk, and make decisions. But the truth is, AI agents are already here. And they are working quietly in the background. They answer customer questions, schedul...  ( 7 min )
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    Leica Launches New M EV1 Rangefinder; Priced At RM41,850
    Leica has unveiled the M EV1, the first model in the brand’s M-series to feature a fully integrated electronic viewfinder (EVF). According to the brand, the new addition bridges its traditional rangefinder heritage with modern digital precision. The M EV1 makes focusing easier and more reliable, especially when using fast Summilux and Noctilux lenses at […] The post Leica Launches New M EV1 Rangefinder; Priced At RM41,850 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    A Particular Brand Of Cheap Thermal Paste Is Wreaking Havoc On Heatsinks
    Thermal paste is an important component that has been at the core of cooling PC and laptop components for the last three decades. Good brands such as Thermal Grizzly, Noctua, and Arctic, guarantee efficient heat dissipation, while lesser-known brands tend to do quite the opposite. Then there are those lower wrung, unknown brands of thermal […] The post A Particular Brand Of Cheap Thermal Paste Is Wreaking Havoc On Heatsinks appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 36 min )
    realme 15T To Launch In Malaysia On 30 October
    Following the launch of the realme 15 series in Malaysia last month, the brand has revealed there’s another variant. It’s called the realme 15T, for whatever reason, the brand has decided that its thinness is the key selling point of the device. As part of its teaser campaign, the company has revealed that the realme […] The post realme 15T To Launch In Malaysia On 30 October appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    US-Made NVIDIA Blackwell Wafers Still Need To Be Packaged In Taiwan
    A few days ago, NVIDIA and TSMC announced that both companies had produced the very first US-made Blackwell GPU wafer at TSMC’s Fab 21 plant, in the state of Arizona. But as proud as the GPU brand is, producing the chip on US soil is just one part of the story: the wafer will still […] The post US-Made NVIDIA Blackwell Wafers Still Need To Be Packaged In Taiwan appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Chery Tiggo 9 PHEV CSH To Debut In Malaysia In 2026
    Chery Corporate Malaysia has confirmed that the Chery Tiggo 9 PHEV CSH will make its Malaysian debut sometime in the first half of 2026, as announced during the Chery International User Summit (CIUS) 2025. This model will be the fourth vehicle built on Chery’s CSH platform to launch locally, following the Tiggo Cross, Tiggo 7 […] The post Chery Tiggo 9 PHEV CSH To Debut In Malaysia In 2026 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Govt Steps Up Crackdown On Online Illicit Sales Of Malaysians’ Personal Data
    The government is tightening its efforts to curb the sale and exchange of Malaysians’ personal data on the dark web and illicit websites, said Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo. The move follows growing public concern after reports revealed that sensitive information had been leaked and made accessible through platforms such as caghi.com. In a parliamentary […] The post Govt Steps Up Crackdown On Online Illicit Sales Of Malaysians’ Personal Data appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Touch ‘n Go Unveils Pokémon Special Edition Charms And RFID Tags
    Touch ‘n Go (TNG) has launched a selection of new products geared towards fans of the Pokémon franchise. These include limited edition charms with designs themed around iconic Pokémon in the series. More specifically, TNG is offering two different designs: one featuring the series’ mascot, Pikachu, and another with Gengar. As with the other charms […] The post Touch ‘n Go Unveils Pokémon Special Edition Charms And RFID Tags appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    Porsche Unveils New All-Electric Macan GTS
    Porsche is extending its Macan lineup with the introduction of the Macan GTS, making it the first all-electric (EV) model to be graced with the GTS badge. It comes fitted with a range of enhancements, making it even more engaging and driver-focused. On the outside, the EV closely resembles the standard Macan, but there are […] The post Porsche Unveils New All-Electric Macan GTS appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 37 min )
    Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Desktop CPU Appears On Geekbench
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    iPhone Air Production Cut To Nearly “End Of Production” Levels
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    Maxis Partners With Globe Teleservices To Strengthen AI-Powered Network Security
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    WhatsApp-Integrated ChatGPT To Stop Working In January 2026
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    2026 Zeekr 7X Facelift Unveiled In China
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    Casio Unveils G-Shock Nano DWN-5600 Ring Watch
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    DJI Osmo Action 6 Leak Hints At Larger Sensor, Variable Aperture
    Last month, a leak revealed some details on the upcoming DJI Osmo Action 6. Now, fresh leaks have surfaced online, shedding more light on the action camera’s design and some of its specifications. In a couple of X posts, leakster Igor Bogdanov shared images of the Osmo Action 6, showcasing the device from multiple angles. […] The post DJI Osmo Action 6 Leak Hints At Larger Sensor, Variable Aperture appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
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    Redefining data engineering in the age of AI
    As organizations weave AI into more of their operations, senior executives are realizing data engineers hold a central role in bringing these initiatives to life. After all, AI only delivers when you have large amounts of reliable and well-managed, high-quality data. Indeed, this report finds that data engineers play a pivotal role in their organizations…  ( 18 min )
    The Download: aluminium’s potential as a zero-carbon fuel, and what’s next for energy storage
    This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This startup is about to conduct the biggest real-world test of aluminum as a zero-carbon fuel Found Energy, a startup in Boston, aims to harness the energy in scraps of aluminum metal to…  ( 22 min )
    What a massive thermal battery means for energy storage
    Rondo Energy just turned what it says is the world’s largest thermal battery, an energy storage system that can take in electricity and provide a consistent source of heat. The company announced last week that its first full-scale system is operational, with 100 megawatt-hours of capacity. The thermal battery is powered by an off-grid solar…  ( 20 min )
    This startup is about to conduct the biggest real-world test of aluminum as a zero-carbon fuel
    The crushed-up soda can disappears in a cloud of steam and—though it’s not visible—hydrogen gas. “I can just keep this reaction going by adding more water,” says Peter Godart, squirting some into the steaming beaker. “This is room-temperature water, and it’s immediately boiling. Doing this on your stove would be slower than this.”  Godart is…  ( 28 min )
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    ERC-4337 Smart Account Tutorial With Web3j
    As part of my participation in the Web3j Libraries Full Development Lifecycle project under the LF Decentralized Trust Mentorship Program, I’ve developed an ERC-4337 Smart Account tutorial. It demonstrates how to create a minimal ERC-4337-compatible Smart Account, compile and deploy it with Web3j, and interact  ( 5 min )
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    QuickNode Announces Collaboration with OKX for New Layer 2, X Layer
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    Are Large Language Models the Steam Engine of My Time? And, if so, am I the John Henry of this tale?
    If you've heard the folk tale of John Henry, you know the story: a steel-driving man who raced against a steam-powered hammer to prove human worth and dignity. He won the race but died with his hammer in his hand. It's a powerful allegory about technological change, human pride, and the cost of resistance. Today, as AI coding assistants become ubiquitous in software development, many developers feel like they're staring down their own steam-powered hammer. The anxiety is real—will AI replace us? Should we resist? Are we racing toward obsolescence? But here's what the John Henry story often obscures: the steam engine didn't eliminate workers; it transformed work itself. The railroad industry exploded after mechanization. More tunnels were built, more tracks laid, more infrastructure created…  ( 16 min )
    The Stained-Glass Artisan: Composing UIs with Turbo Frames
    There is a quiet moment, just after a feature is "done," when you click a link and witness the browser's brutal ritual. The entire page—the meticulously crafted header, the complex sidebar, the persistent player—blinks out of existence. For a heart-stopping second, there is nothing. Then, it all rushes back, reassembling itself just to update a small counter in the corner. We've accepted this as the cost of doing business on the web. Our server renders a complete, holistic page, a single, indivisible block of HTML. But our users don't experience the page as a monolith. They experience it as a collection of independent components: a shopping cart, a live feed, a search result list. What if our technology reflected that reality? What if, instead of sculpting from marble—a single, heavy block…  ( 10 min )
    Day 1256 : Place To Be
    liner notes: Professional : Today started off rough, but got better through the day. Totally forgot about a meeting because the company logged me out of Slack on my phone and I'm not able to log into my work calendar, so I got no notifications and was locked into coding. Speaking of coding, I got a demo started but ran into a road block. The good news, I think I know a way to get around it. Personal : Did a bunch of sketching and design for some stickers. I did some measurements and modified a model. I also went through some projects on Bandcamp that I plan to pick up this week. I thought of another prototype that I want to make to show the prospective client. Been thinking and researching the best way to be able to print it reliably. I'm thinking I may go back and put in a little bit of time in the demo I was building for work. I think a couple of hours tonight will save me a bunch of time tomorrow because I won't have meetings or people asking me questions and I'll be able to focus. Like I said, I think I have an idea of what I need to do to be able to get it to a good place to be able to demonstrate the idea. Yeah, I'll work on that and get back to putting together the social media posts for the Bandcamp projects and think and sketch more the prototype and stickers. It's getting dark, going to eat dinner and get to work. Have a great night! peace piece https://dwane.io / https://HIPHOPandCODE.com  ( 6 min )
    The Cartographer's Guide to Rails: Mapping Domains with Bounded Contexts
    There’s a moment in every seasoned Rails developer’s journey when the app/models directory stops feeling like a well-organized toolbox and starts to resemble a junk drawer. You know the one. It’s where the User model, a proud and complex entity, lives next to a ReportGenerator concern, a PaymentService class, and a NotificationsHelper that’s seen things. We started with a beautiful, coherent BlogPost model. Then came FeaturedBlogPost. Then SponsoredBlogPost. Then the BlogPost::ExportToNewsletter service object. Our once-simple domain has become a tangled web. We’ve been building a Monolith, and without a map, we’re getting lost in our own city. It’s time to become cartographers. This isn't a story about microservices or complex architecture. This is the story of bringing order to the monol…  ( 9 min )
    The Artisan's Trail: Maintaining a Legacy Node.js Monolith with the Boy Scout Rule
    You’ve just been assigned to The Monolith. It’s not a pejorative; it’s a title earned through years of service. This Node.js codebase is the bedrock of your company—a sprawling, complex entity with layers of history etched into its very structure. You git clone, run npm install, and are greeted not by errors, but by a different kind of challenge: the weight of legacy. In the heart of this digital forest, you find trails overgrown with tangled functions, campsites littered with // TODO comments, and ancient, runic code that everyone is afraid to touch. The pressure is always to build the new feature, to hack in the hotfix. But you know that unmanaged entropy is a technical death sentence. This is where we embrace a different philosophy. Not a grand rewrite, not a paralyzing freeze, but a ge…  ( 10 min )
    Building Streaky: A GitHub Streak Guardian (Part 1 - The Journey)
    Building Streaky: A GitHub Streak Guardian Part 1: The Journey from "Simple App" to Distributed System I thought building a GitHub streak reminder would take a weekend. It took 3 weeks and taught me more about distributed systems than any tutorial. The "simple" idea: Check users' GitHub contributions daily Send Discord/Telegram notification if they haven't committed That's it What actually happened: 5 failed attempts, CPU limits, IP blocking, race conditions, and a complete architecture redesign. I kept losing my GitHub streak because I'd forget to commit on busy days. Existing solutions were either: Self-hosted (requires always-on server) Paid services Missing Discord/Telegram integration So I decided to build my own. How hard could it be? The naive approach: export async fun…  ( 10 min )
    Isotope in just 60 lines...
    I saw the original Isotope Javascript fancyness and I just had to write a rebuild using modern web standards. Check out my rebuild! My version of Isotope uses a grid layout and animates using view transition. It is silky smooth, blazing fast and has graceful degredation. The code consists of only 63 lines of vanilla JS, while the old version required an astonishing 3500+ lines. If you choose to leave the sorting out, you can even reduce the code to 37 lines. Yup... the web has come a long way. Just set id="isotope" on any container and give its children classes that represent categories, like class="metal". Then create some buttons with data attributes, like data-filter=".metal" or data-sortby="symbol". Load the JS from the demo in the footer and it works. You don't need ANY of the CSS. That is all just fancy stuff. Note that my version only supports basic filtering and sorting (which are the only things I ever used from the original code). Also note that the animations do not work in Firefox (yet). Finally, be aware that you can not use this Isotope filter twice on the same page, as it lacks abstraction for that.  ( 6 min )
    How I Improved My Form Handling, Validation, and EmailJS in React
    I’ve been working on my React project today and focused on handling forms properly. I combined React Hook Form, Zod validation, and EmailJS to create a real working contact form that actually sends emails. Step 1: Setting up React Hook Form + Zod npm install react-hook-form zod @hookform/resolvers sonner Then, I imported everything in my ContactForm.jsx file: import { useForm } from "react-hook-form"; import { zodResolver } from "@hookform/resolvers/zod"; import * as z from "zod"; import { toast } from "sonner"; I created a simple validation schema using Zod: const contactSchema = z.object({ name: z.string().min(1, "Name is required").max(100), email: z.string().email("Invalid email").max(50), message: z.string().min(1, "Message is required").max(1000), }); Zod lets you describe …  ( 8 min )
    Βιβλιοθήκες της Microsoft DynamicExpresso
    DynamicExpresso — Δυναμική Εκτέλεση Εκφράσεων C# σε Runtime Η DynamicExpresso είναι μια βιβλιοθήκη ανοιχτού κώδικα για το .NET οικοσύστημα, η οποία επιτρέπει την εκτέλεση δυναμικών εκφράσεων C# κατά τη διάρκεια λειτουργίας (runtime) μιας εφαρμογής, χωρίς να απαιτείται εκ νέου μεταγλώττιση ή επανεκκίνηση του προγράμματος. 🔹 Κεντρική φιλοσοφία Η φιλοσοφία της DynamicExpresso βασίζεται στην ιδέα ότι η επιχειρησιακή λογική δεν πρέπει να είναι «σκληροκωδικομένη» μέσα στα assemblies της εφαρμογής. Η βιβλιοθήκη επιτρέπει την ανάλυση (parsing), ερμηνεία και εκτέλεση τέτοιων εκφράσεων με τρόπο απολύτως ασφαλή και απομονωμένο. 🔹 Ο ρόλος του Interpreter Στην καρδιά της DynamicExpresso βρίσκεται ο Interpreter, το κύριο εργαλείο που ερμηνεύει και εκτελεί τις εκφράσεις. mini-compiler” ο οποίος μπορεί …  ( 8 min )
    The Artisan's Journey: Weaving the Unbreakable Tapestry of Database Integration Tests
    You stand before the loom of your application, a Senior Developer, a master of the craft. You've honed your Node.js to a fine edge. Your REST APIs are elegant, your service logic is pristine, and your unit tests are a suite of gleaming, isolated sculptures. They are beautiful, but they are individual pieces. They don't tell you if the tapestry, when woven together, will hold. The database layer is that tapestry. It's the interconnected weave of data, relationships, and state that can make or break your application. Unit tests mock the database, admiring the loom from a distance. But an artisan must touch the threads. This is a journey into the heart of that tapestry: Integration Testing the Database Layer. It's not just writing code; it's the art of creating a resilient, predictable, and t…  ( 10 min )
    Addressing Limitations in Azure Storage Mover
    Moving data to the cloud is becoming a must for businesses that want more flexibility, better accessibility, and room to grow. But moving large volumes of files from on-premises systems or multiple storage locations isn’t always easy, it can be time-consuming and prone to errors. That’s why Microsoft introduced Azure Storage Mover, a managed service designed to simplify and streamline file migrations to Azure Storage. While it handles much of the heavy lifting, it does have some limitations that can impact efficiency if not addressed properly. In this article, we’ll walk you through these challenges and show practical ways to overcome each one. Azure Storage Mover is a fully managed service from Microsoft Azure that simplifies the migration of files and folders from on-premises file shares…  ( 9 min )
    ⚠️ Warning: The "Overfitting to a Single Data Point" Pitfall
    ⚠️ Warning: The "Overfitting to a Single Data Point" Pitfall In AI-powered media analysis, it's easy to fall into the trap of overemphasizing a single data point that may not be representative of the larger trend or dataset. This phenomenon is known as "overfitting to a single data point." It occurs when a model is heavily influenced by an outlier or an unusual observation, leading to inaccurate conclusions and flawed insights. For instance, consider a media analysis project where a model is trained to predict the sentiment of social media posts about a particular brand. If the dataset contains a single post with an extremely positive sentiment, the model may learn to associate the brand with an overly optimistic tone. However, this might not reflect the actual sentiment of the majority of the users, potentially leading to a biased perception of the brand's reputation. To avoid this pitfall, data scientists and media analysts must employ robust methods to validate their findings.... This post was originally shared as an AI/ML insight. Follow me for more expert content on artificial intelligence and machine learning.  ( 6 min )
    Jeff Su: Steal the Productivity System I Taught to 6,642 Googlers
    Steal the Productivity System I Taught to 6,642 Googlers Jeff Su breaks down his CORE workflow—a four-step hack he taught at Google that works in any tool and sticks in just two weeks. It’s all about: Capture everything the moment it pops up Organize with minimal friction Review during scheduled sessions Engage by blocking dedicated focus time By tackling every bit of workplace info (emails, meeting notes, random ideas, projects) through this loop, you unload your brain, ditch willpower struggles, and actually get stuff done. Trust the process—your to-do list will never look the same. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Como construí um Sistema de Controle Financeiro usando APENAS S3 (sem PostgreSQL!)
    TL;DR: Construí um sistema completo de gestão financeira pessoal usando apenas Object Storage (S3). Sem PostgreSQL, sem MongoDB, sem Redis. Resultado: infraestrutura de ~R$1/mês com performance surpreendente. Durante uma conversa com alguns amigos, surgiu a pergunta: "Você realmente precisa de um banco de dados para tudo?" A resposta padrão seria: "Claro! Como você vai fazer queries? E as transações? E os índices?" Mas e se... não precisássemos? E se pudéssemos construir um sistema funcional de controle financeiro usando apenas Object Storage? Spoiler: Funcionou. E funcionou bem. Como desenvolvedor, gerenciar finanças pessoais sempre foi caótico para mim: 📂 Faturas de cartão espalhadas no email 🧾 Comprovantes em pastas desorganizadas no Drive 💼 Recibos de investimentos perdidos 📊 Docu…  ( 10 min )
    Apache Doris 4.0: One Engine for Analytics, Full-Text Search, and Vector Search
    We're thrilled to announce the official release of Apache Doris 4.0—a milestone version focused on four core enhancements: 1) New AI capabilities (vector search & AI functions) 2) Enhanced full-text search 3) Improved ETL/ELT processing 4) Performance optimizations (TopN lazy materialization & SQL cache). This release truly delivers a "one-engine-fits-all" analytics experience. This release is the result of collaborative efforts from over 200 community members, with more than 9,000 improvements and fixes submitted. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed to testing, reviewing, and refining this milestone version! 👉 Quick Resources: GitHub Release Page: https://github.com/apache/doris/releases Download Doris 4.0: https://doris.apache.org/download Key Highlights at a …  ( 12 min )
    Ringer Movies: The 10 Best Horror Movies of 2025
    Sean and Chris Ryan kick off by digging into all the movie news—rumors of a December trailer for Nolan’s The Odyssey, Michael Mann’s Heat II chatter, and Eva Victor joining Gilroy’s Behemoth—before lamenting how disappointing Scott Derrickson’s The Black Phone 2 turned out. They then riff on why horror feels a bit off right now, share their favorite scares of 2025, and countdown the year’s best horror flicks. After the main rundown, Alex Ross Perry hops on to break down his segment for V/H/S/Halloween, stressing that the key to making people jump is tapping into what truly scares you. The trio finishes up by unpacking the art of horror anthologies—what makes them click, which ones stand out, and why they’re the perfect playground for fear. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With M3GAN 2.0 In 25 Minutes Or Less
    Everything Wrong With M3GAN 2.0 In 25 Minutes Or Less CinemaSins tears into the sequel, calling out every plot hole, cringe-worthy moment, and flat scare that makes M3GAN 2.0 a total snoozefest compared to the original. Their trademark 25-minute roast covers it all—because if you’re going to rip on a killer doll, do it in style. Of course, they’re also busy plugging their empire: hit up cinemasins.com, subscribe to TVSins, CommercialSins, and the CinemaSins Podcast Network on YouTube, throw in your two cents via their poll, or support the squad on Patreon. And don’t forget to stalk the writers and join the party on Twitter, Discord, Reddit, Instagram, and TikTok! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
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    Building Crypto Bot
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    Frontend architecture. Introduction.
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    The Best Vegetarian Sources of Protein
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    Servo: The Exp Web Browser Engine Written in Rust
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    Built a Free Analytics Tool for DEV.to (Because the Dashboard Wasn't Enough)
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    Kubernetes Storage: Trading a Ferrari for a Reliable Minivan.
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    React component
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    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With M3GAN 2.0 In 25 Minutes Or Less
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    A tiny Spring Boot 'profile' microservice — Stage‑0 HNG backend
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    The Centralized Core of Decentralization: Rethinking Web3’s Infrastructure
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    US-East-1: When the Titanic Sinks
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    Ok RAG, but what about data extraction from documents?
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    CVE-2025-61932: Motex LANSCOPE Endpoint Manager Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel Vulnerability
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    🎥 I Built a Professional YouTube Downloader with Python - Here's How!
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    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Every Saw Movie EVER (That We've Sinned So Far)
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    How I was naive in my job hunt
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    DynamoDB: The 'Access Patterns' Mindset
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    Lift Off or Drag Down? Simulate Wing Forces with Python!
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    Testing Oxide CMS to Dev.to Integration
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    Rick Beato: The Concepts That Actually Changed My Playing
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    How I added Parallel Routing to React Router v6 — Introducing parallel-router 🚀
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    From Dev to DevOps
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    Monólito vs Microsserviços: Quando Usar Cada Arquitetura
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    Python basics - Day 12
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    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With M3GAN 2.0 In 25 Minutes Or Less
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    Mr Sunday Movies: The Alien VS Predator Series - Caravan of Garbage
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    I’d really love your honest feedback or suggestions!
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    Codemotion Milan 2025: Why Large Tech Conferences Matter
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    How to Build a To-Do List MCP Server Using TypeScript – with Auth, Database, and Billing
    In this tutorial, you’ll build a To-Do list MCP server using TypeScript. You’ll learn how to implement authentication, persistence, and billing, to make the server robust and functional for real users. By the end, you’ll have a working MCP server tha...  ( 25 min )
    Top Frameworks for Game Developers
    Game development has never been more exciting than it is today. With the rise of mobile phones, powerful PCs, and even browser-based platforms, the demand for high-quality games continues to grow at a fast pace. Developers now have access to a wide ...  ( 7 min )
    How to Turn Websites into LLM-Ready Data Using Firecrawl
    If you’ve ever tried feeding web pages into an AI model, you know the pain. Websites come with ads, navigation bars, and messy HTML. Before your Large Language Model (LLM) can understand the content, you must clean and format it. That’s where Firecra...  ( 7 min )
    How to Build Scalable and Performant Flutter Applications: A Handbook for Devs
    Flutter has rapidly become one of the most popular frameworks for building cross-platform applications. Its ability to deliver smooth, natively compiled apps on iOS, Android, web, and desktop from a single codebase makes it attractive to startups and...  ( 48 min )
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    Tesla Booked $80M Profit on Bitcoin Holdings in Q3
    The company's digital asset holdings were valued at $1.315 billion as of Sept. 30 versus $1.235 billion three months earlier.  ( 29 min )
    Crypto Exchange Kraken Is Taking Staff on Caribbean Island Retreat in January: Sources
    Kraken has also handed all its employees a special one-off bonus, according to the sources.  ( 29 min )
    A ‘Skinny’ Fed Master Account Could Bring Back Narrow Banking
    Fed Governor Chris Waller’s payments account proposal would let the private sector innovate at the front end and keep the Fed as the trusted settlement layer behind it, argues Digital Self Labs’ Linda Jeng.  ( 30 min )
    U.S. Senate Democrats Assure Crypto CEOs They're Still Willing to Move Legislation
    Several top crypto executives met with senators to hash out next steps on moving forward with the bill that would regulate U.S. crypto markets.  ( 31 min )
    Coinbase Opens Amex Card With up to 4% Back in BTC for U.S. Coinbase One Members
    Max Branzburg said the new card is now open to U.S. users who are members of Coinbase One, offering up to 4% back in bitcoin on every purchase.  ( 32 min )
    Stablecoins Will Be Bigger Than Bitcoin
    The success of stablecoins isn’t about speculation but about efficient utility — they are quietly becoming the most-used form of digital currency around the world, writes CoinFund’s David Pakman.  ( 30 min )
    Hollywood’s Next Financier: You
    Tokenization is giving fans the power to greenlight films, writes Republic’s Marc Iserlis.  ( 32 min )
    Government Shutdown Threatens Crypto's Big Picture as it Stretches to Second-Longest
    The closure of the federal government isn't yet making a significant dent in the digital assets sector's interactions, but it's doing damage to long-term goals.  ( 31 min )
    Google Claims Quantum Breakthrough to Reignite Bitcoin Ramifications Debate
    Google said it achieved a "quantum advantage," with its Willow chip completing a calculation that would take classical supercomputers thousands of times longer.  ( 29 min )
    Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific Upgraded to Buy as HPC Momentum Builds: B. Riley
    The bank also reaffirmed TeraWulf (WULF) as its top pick in the sector.  ( 29 min )
    Stellar Drops 5% Breaking Below $0.32 Support
    Technical selling pressure mounts as XLM breaks key support amid 74% volume spike above average.  ( 30 min )
    T. Rowe Price Files to Launch Active Crypto ETF in Strategic Pivot
    The $1.8T mutual fund giant is seeking SEC approval for its first crypto ETF, marking a bold move into digital assets.  ( 28 min )
    HBAR Drops 5.4% to $0.1695 as Key Support Crumbles
    Sustained selling pressure overwhelms brief intraday rally attempt as technical breakdown accelerates through critical price levels.  ( 30 min )
    UK Regulator Sues Crypto Exchange HTX for Unlawful Promotion of Digital Assets
    The financial watchdog previously issued warnings going back to 2023 about the exchange, which has links to Tron founder Justin Sun.  ( 28 min )
    Kraken Revenue More Than Doubled in Q3 as Company Preps for Possible IPO
    The company's adjusted earnings before taxes and other items reached $178.6 million, up 124% quarter-over-quarter, with volume rising 23% to $561.9 billion.  ( 28 min )
    Inveniam Capital Partners Acquires Storj to Advance Decentralized Data Infrastructure
    Inveniam will integrate the company's decentralized cloud technology into its platform, while Storj retains its operations and leadership.  ( 29 min )
    Crypto Stocks Plunge Wednesday, With Galaxy, Bitcoin Miners Leading Decline
    Momentum names are taking a beating on Wall Street, with many AI-related stocks leading that list.  ( 29 min )
    The Protocol: AWS Outage Halts Some Crypto Apps
    Also: Monad’s Tech, Quantum Computing and Bitcoin and Securitize’s MCP Server.  ( 36 min )
    Andreessen Horowitz Says Crypto Has Entered a ‘New Era’ of Real Utility
    The venture capital firm sees 2025 shaped by regulation, AI integration and a pivot to revenue-generating products.  ( 31 min )
    AAVE Bounces Amid $50M Token Buyback Governance Proposal
    The initiative would make $50 million annual buybacks funded by protocol revenues a permanent feature of Aave’s tokenomics.  ( 30 min )
    Dogecoin Tests $0.19 Support as Descending Channel Signals Breakout Potential
    DOGE’s structure now shows narrowing consolidation between $0.1880 support and $0.1950 resistance.  ( 30 min )
    Bitcoin's ‘Inevitable’ Dip Below $100K Could Be Last Chance to Buy at That Level: Standard Chartered
    His third quarter $135,000 target for BTC on hold for now, analyst Geoffrey Kendrick sees a temporary fall below six figures as a setup for the next leg higher.  ( 30 min )
    XRP Lags Market Rally but Volume Tells a Different Story
    A 9.5% activity surge above weekly average suggests stealth buildup ahead of catalyst window.  ( 29 min )
    Bitcoin Options Open Interest Outpaces Futures by $40B, Signaling Market Maturation
    Options open interest hits $108 billion, signaling a shift toward more sophisticated and regulated market structures.  ( 29 min )
    NHL Opens Door to Prediction Markets in Landmark Deals With Kalshi, Polymarket: WSJ
    The league's first-ever licensing agreements with non-sportsbook platforms mark a shift in pro sports’ embrace of event-based derivatives.  ( 30 min )
    Liechtenstein Launches State-Backed Blockchain Network
    Telecom Liechtenstein’s LTIN aims to deliver compliant, sovereign blockchain infrastructure for enterprises.  ( 29 min )
    CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Drops 3.9% as All Constituents Trade Lower
    Sui (SUI) fell 6.7% and Filecoin (FIL) declined 6.3%, leading the index lower.  ( 25 min )
    Real Estate Tokenization Firm Propy Eyes $100M U.S. Expansion to Modernize Title Industry
    The firm aims to digitize the $25 billion property title industry, which still largely relies on manual processes, Propy CEO Natalia Karayaneva said in an interview.  ( 30 min )
    Securitize Unveils MCP Server to Power AI Access to Onchain Assets
    The server is built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP) — an emerging open standard that connects large language models to external data sources and APIs.  ( 30 min )
    BNB Drops Below $1,100 as Memecoin Activity and Perpetuals Fuel Chain Growth
    Technically, BNB is consolidating between support at $1,055 and resistance near $1,112, with buyers attempting to absorb selling pressure.  ( 29 min )
    Galaxy Digital Price Targets Hiked Across Street Following Record 3Q Earnings
    Cantor, Canaccord and Benchmark all raised their Galaxy price objectives.  ( 30 min )
    Why Bitcoin Volatility Remains Sticky While S&P 500's VIX Reverses October 10 Surge
    The relative richness of BTC's implied volatility stems from host of factors, including newfound pain points like ADL and liquidity issues.  ( 31 min )
    Crypto Markets Today: Zcash Surges to Lead Altcoin Market as Bitcoin Stalls Near $108K
    While bitcoin and ether continue to trade within tight ranges, Zcash (ZEC) has extended its extraordinary rally, now up more than 460% in a month.  ( 32 min )
    Zcash Thrives as Market Fear Hits 3-Month Peak: Crypto Daybook Americas
    Your day-ahead look for Oct. 22, 2025  ( 39 min )
    Why Some Bitcoin Whales Are Converting Their BTC Into Spot ETF Shares: Bloomberg
    Large holders are reportedly swapping BTC into spot ETF shares without selling, making it easier to borrow against or include in estate plans.  ( 31 min )
    APAC's Biggest Stock Exchanges Push Back Against Digital Asset Treasury Strategies: Bloomberg
    Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has challenged at least five companies over plans to buy and hoard large amounts of cryptoassets  ( 29 min )
    Crypto Prime Broker FalconX to Buy ETF Provider 21Shares: WSJ
    The deal, terms of which were not disclosed, will allow FalconX to expand beyond market making and liquidity services into issuing crypto ETFs.  ( 28 min )
    Coinbase Is Building Private Transactions for Base, CEO Brian Armstrong Says
    The move is part of Coinbase's effort to prioritize privacy, which was bolstered by its March 2025 acquisition of the team behind Iron Fish.  ( 29 min )
    Deribit, Komainu Join Forces for Institutional In-Custody Crypto Trading
    The deal gives institutions 24/7 trading access while keeping assets in segregated custody wallets  ( 30 min )
    Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index May Signal Prolonged Market Anxiety
    Investor sentiment has remained at "fear" levels for a week as bitcoin consolidates, hinting at potential market exhaustion.  ( 30 min )
    XDC Network Acquires Contour to Expand Stablecoins and Tokenization in Trade Finance
    XDC said it's reviving the once-shuttered blockchain platform to help banks and businesses streamline trade financing from documentation to settlements.  ( 30 min )
    Hong Kong's Securities Regulator Approves First Solana ETF
    Hong Kong beats the U.S. to listing a Solana ETF, though J.P. Morgan expects inflows to be modest compared to its BTC and ETH counterparts.  ( 28 min )
    Kadena Foundation to Cease Operations, Leaving Blockchain to Run Without Core Team
    The Kadena blockchain itself will continue to operate, the team noted, as it is maintained by independent miners and community developers.  ( 30 min )
    Solana-Based Jupiter DEX Launches Kalshi-Powered Prediction Market For F1 Mexico Grand Prix Winner
    The platform, powered by Kalshi, allows users to speculate on the race outcome, with initial trading limits set to ensure stability.  ( 30 min )
    Crypto Bulls and Bears Lose $300M Each as Bitcoin Climbs to $113K, Then Dumps
    BTC's overnight decline follows brief recovery attempt late last week and is indicative of how fragile sentiment remains heading into the final stretch of October.  ( 31 min )
    XRP Edges Higher to $2.43 as Volume Surges Above Weekly Average
    Traders are watching for a potential breakout above $2.45 to confirm a bullish trend continuation.  ( 30 min )
    Bitcoin OG, Who Profited from Trump’s China Tariffs, Now Holds $234M in BTC Short Position: Arkham
    BTC has pulled back sharply from Tuesday's high of around $114,000.  ( 29 min )
    Prediction Markets Say Government Shutdown Will be Record-Setting: Asia Morning Briefing
    Kalshi and Polymarket are pricing in a shutdown that lasts over 40 days.  ( 29 min )
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    GM’s under-the-hood overhaul puts AI and automated driving at the center
    The U.S. automaker's technological overhaul will debut in two years with the Cadillac Escalade IQ.  ( 11 min )
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    Official US Economic Data Is Now Onchain: Explore the New Public Trust Layer
    The US government is now publishing GDP and inflation data onchain. What this unlocks for builders, DAOs, and DeFi.  ( 9 min )
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    Colorful iGame Shadow II DDR5 Lightning Review: Hands On With The Design, Literally
    Colorful sent us a kit of its iGame Shadow II DDR5 memory for testing. The memory kit officially launched back in July this year, and comes in a variety of capacities and frequencies, both binary and non-binary. What Am I Looking At? The iGame Shadow II DDR5 memory kit Colorful sent over to me specifically […] The post Colorful iGame Shadow II DDR5 Lightning Review: Hands On With The Design, Literally appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 36 min )
    Rapid KL To Consolidate On-Demand Van Bookings Under One App Next Month
    Rapid KL, will consolidate existing on-demand van service booking platforms, namely Mobi, Trek Rides and Kummute, into its Rapid On-Demand app next month. The move aims to simplify the booking process and improve user experience across all service zones. According to Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd acting CEO Ku Jamil Zakaria, the integration will take place […] The post Rapid KL To Consolidate On-Demand Van Bookings Under One App Next Month appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    MyDigital ID Gets Integration Into PTPTN Applications
    The MyDigital ID has been integrated into many services, public service-linked or otherwise. A new one will soon be added to the list, which is the National Higher Education Funds Corporation (PTPTN). A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between it and MyDigital ID Sdn Bhd has recently been signed to integrate the latter into myPTPTN applications. […] The post MyDigital ID Gets Integration Into PTPTN Applications appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    Samsung Works With Warby Parker, Gentle Monster For AI-Powered Smart Glasses
    During the Galaxy Event October 2025 livestream, Samsung officially launched the Galaxy XR, an MR headset that was previously called Project Moohan. However, before the stream came to an end, Jay Kim, Samsung’s head of customer experience, shared that the company is working alongside Warby Parker and Gentle Monster to create AI-powered smart glasses. As […] The post Samsung Works With Warby Parker, Gentle Monster For AI-Powered Smart Glasses appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    JPJ, PDRM Traffic Compounds To Be Standardised From January 2026
    Starting 1 January 2026, all traffic compounds issued by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) and the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) will be standardised under a new payment structure designed to reward early settlement. The decision, announced by Transport Minister Anthony Loke, follows a Cabinet meeting held on 17 October to align the enforcement of road […] The post JPJ, PDRM Traffic Compounds To Be Standardised From January 2026 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Alleged Intel Panther Lake Core Ultra X7 358H With 12 Xe3 Cores Leaks
    2025 is nearly over, and for blue chipmaker Intel, it means that we’re getting closer to the launch of Panther Lake. While there are official details of the upcoming chipset already out in the open, along with not-so-official news about its performance, there is barely any information about the alleged “Core Ultra X” tier, until […] The post Alleged Intel Panther Lake Core Ultra X7 358H With 12 Xe3 Cores Leaks appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Grab Adds Third-Party Partner Apps Natively Within Grab App
    Grab has announced the launch of what it calls Partner Apps. This will make certain third-party apps be available natively from Grab’s own app, which in turn brings a couple of benefits to users. One is skipping the need to download a separate app or creating accounts for participating partners. Another is letting users accumulate […] The post Grab Adds Third-Party Partner Apps Natively Within Grab App appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    MOE To Allocate Additional RM5 Million For CCTV Cameras At Select Schools
    The Ministry of Education (MOE) is allocating an additional RM5 million for the installation of CCTV cameras in select schools nationwide, as an immediate part measure to enhance the safety of educational premises. While not mentioned explicitly, the move is likely a response to the school stabbing incident that took place on 14 October. The […] The post MOE To Allocate Additional RM5 Million For CCTV Cameras At Select Schools appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    Reebok Launches Its Own Smart Ring; Retails For US$249
    Reebok has launched its first fitness-focused wearable, the Reebok Smart Ring. Made in collaboration with F45 Training, the device is made from titanium and is equipped with various sensors to help keep track of all of the user’s metrics. What makes this wearable unique, though, is that it combines all of these different metrics into […] The post Reebok Launches Its Own Smart Ring; Retails For US$249 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Prepaid SIM Card Registrations To Be Limited To Two Per Telco For Malaysians
    The government is planning to introduce new limits for prepaid SIM card registrations. For Malaysians, registrations will be capped at two per telco. Meanwhile, foreigners will only be able to register for two prepaid SIM cards in total. Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching explained that this change is meant to combat online fraud and […] The post Prepaid SIM Card Registrations To Be Limited To Two Per Telco For Malaysians appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Secretlab Launches New Magnus Evo Desk; Starts From RM2,699
    Secretlab officially added a new piece of techware furniture to its Magnus lineup in the form of the Evo Sit-to-Stand desk. The desk is essentially a reengineering of the original desk, and features a more streamlined design and aesthetic. As a start, the rear of the new Magnus Evo desk is now a full-sized piece […] The post Secretlab Launches New Magnus Evo Desk; Starts From RM2,699 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Samsung Project Moohan Is Officially Galaxy XR; Costs US$1,799.99
    Samsung has had its MR headset, codenamed Project Moohan, in the works for quite awhile. Now, the product is finally out in the open, with a new name attached as it goes on shelves. In keeping with the company’s naming convention, the headset is simply called the Galaxy XR, confirming a prior leak. Inside, the […] The post Samsung Project Moohan Is Officially Galaxy XR; Costs US$1,799.99 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 36 min )
    COROS Apex 4 Arriving In Malaysia On 24 October 2025; Starts From RM2,099
    COROS has announced the arrival of its latest multi-sport GPS watch, the Apex 4. According to the brand, the new generation model brings upgraded materials, smarter navigation, and improved durability built for the harshest mountain environments. The Apex 4 is constructed from Grade 5 titanium and protected by sapphire glass, along with reinforced lugs and […] The post COROS Apex 4 Arriving In Malaysia On 24 October 2025; Starts From RM2,099 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Apple Reportedly Delays Foldable iPad Launch To 2029
    When it comes to foldables, one can say that Apple is pretty late to the party, though not for a lack of trying. The bitten fruit brand is reportedly looking to launch its first foldable iPhone soonish, but a smartphone is not the only folding device in the works right now. Rumours of a foldable […] The post Apple Reportedly Delays Foldable iPad Launch To 2029 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas AI Browser Now Available Globally
    After months of waiting, OpenAI’s new AI browser is here. Announced back in July, ChatGPT Atlas allows you to browse the internet like usual or ask the integrated chatbot to do it for you, among other things. In the official live stream that debuted the browser, ChatGPT Atlas’ best feature is said to be its […] The post OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas AI Browser Now Available Globally appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Meta Introduces New Anti-Scam Features Across WhatsApp, Messenger, Facebook, And Instagram
    Meta has rolled out several new safety tools across its platforms. These new additions, now available on WhatsApp, Messenger, Facebook and Instagram, are built on the tech giant’s broader initiative to enhance platform safety by using proactive warnings, AI-driven detection, and simplified security controls to help users stay protected against evolving online scams. On WhatsApp, […] The post Meta Introduces New Anti-Scam Features Across WhatsApp, Messenger, Facebook, And Instagram appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    ShopeePay Launches ShopeePay Invest With iFAST Capital Collaboration
    ShopeePay has launched a couple of insurance-related products within the year. Today, the company has announced the launch of something else. It’s called ShopeePay Invest, which is a pretty self-explanatory name. As you’d expect, the company claims that its offering is “an intuitive and simplified way for Malaysians to kick start their investment journey”. The […] The post ShopeePay Launches ShopeePay Invest With iFAST Capital Collaboration appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    realme GT 8 Lineup Debuts In China With Ricoh GR Imaging System
    After much teasing, realme has officially launched its latest smartphones in China. The GT 8 series consists of a base model, as well as a Pro variant with an interchangeable camera housing. Starting with the GT 8 Pro, it features a 6.79-inch 1,440p AMOLED screen with a 144Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness of […] The post realme GT 8 Lineup Debuts In China With Ricoh GR Imaging System appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 37 min )
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    Kai-Fu Lee's brutal assessment: America is already losing the AI hardware war to China
    China is on track to dominate consumer artificial intelligence applications and robotics manufacturing within years, but the United States will maintain its substantial lead in enterprise AI adoption and cutting-edge research, according to Kai-Fu Lee, one of the world's most prominent AI scientists and investors. In a rare, unvarnished assessment delivered via video link from Beijing to the TED AI conference in San Francisco Tuesday, Lee — a former executive at Apple, Microsoft, and Google who now runs both a major venture capital firm and his own AI company — laid out a technology landscape splitting along geographic and economic lines, with profound implications for both commercial competition and national security. "China's robotics has the advantage of having integrated AI into much lo…
    Simplifying the AI stack: The key to scalable, portable intelligence from cloud to edge
    Presented by Arm A simpler software stack is the key to portable, scalable AI across cloud and edge. AI is now powering real-world applications, yet fragmented software stacks are holding it back. Developers routinely rebuild the same models for different hardware targets, losing time to glue code instead of shipping features. The good news is that a shift is underway. Unified toolchains and optimized libraries are making it possible to deploy models across platforms without compromising performance. Yet one critical hurdle remains: software complexity. Disparate tools, hardware-specific optimizations, and layered tech stacks continue to bottleneck progress. To unlock the next wave of AI innovation, the industry must pivot decisively away from siloed development and toward streamlined, e…
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    Introducing: the body issue
    This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Introducing: the body issue We’re thrilled to share the latest edition of MIT Technology Review magazine, digging into the future of the human body, and how it could change in the years ahead…  ( 21 min )
    3 Things Stephanie Arnett is into right now
    Dungeon Crawler Carl, by Matt Dinniman This science fiction book series confronted me with existential questions like “Are we alone in the universe?” and “Do I actually like LitRPG??” (LitRPG—which stands for “literary role-playing game”—is a relatively new genre that merges the conventions of computer RPGs with those of science fiction and fantasy novels.) In…  ( 17 min )
    Dispatch: Partying at one of Africa’s largest AI gatherings
    It’s late August in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, and people are filling a large hall at one of Africa’s biggest gatherings of minds in AI and machine learning. The room is draped in white curtains, and a giant screen blinks with videos created with generative AI. A classic East African folk song by the Tanzanian singer…  ( 19 min )
    Job titles of the future: AI embryologist
    Embryologists are the scientists behind the scenes of in vitro fertilization who oversee the development and selection of embryos, prepare them for transfer, and maintain the lab environment. They’ve been a critical part of IVF for decades, but their job has gotten a whole lot busier in recent years as demand for the fertility treatment…  ( 19 min )
    Inside the archives of the NASA Ames Research Center
    At the southern tip of San Francisco Bay, surrounded by the tech giants Google, Apple, and Microsoft, sits the historic NASA Ames Research Center. Its rich history includes a grab bag of fascinating scientific research involving massive wind tunnels, experimental aircraft, supercomputing, astrobiology, and more. Founded in 1939 as a West Coast lab for the…  ( 19 min )

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    The `concerns/` Folder: A Loom of Architecture or a Digital Junk Drawer?
    Every seasoned Rails developer remembers the first time they opened a mature codebase. You navigate through the familiar models/, controllers/, and views/ with a sense of order. Then, you see it: the concerns/ folder. You open it with a mix of hope and trepidation. What lies within? A collection of elegant, reusable modules that sing with single responsibility? Or a chaotic pile of Notifiable, Taggable, SoftDeletable, and ThatThingWeNeededForTheMarketingReport? This folder is more than just a directory; it's a Rorschach test for your application's architecture. It's a journey from the blissful ignorance of "just extract it!" to the hard-won wisdom of intentional design. Let's reframe this not as a debate, but as an artisan's guide to sculpting with concerns. concerns/ Introduced as a for…  ( 9 min )
    🚀 Leveling Up with Supabase RPC — My “Sell Honey” Transaction Journey
    This week, I implemented a new feature for our beekeeping management platform 🐝: deduct the sold amount from the batch table and record the sale in a separate sold_honey table — atomically. At first, I planned to try doing this with two Supabase SDK calls: await supabase.from('honey_batches').update(...); await supabase.from('sold_honey').insert(...); But then I realized the problem — What if the first succeeds but the second fails? 😬 So I thought a lot and finally discovered a better way: Supabase RPC (Remote Procedure Call). I wrote a Postgres function (sell_honey()) that: Locks the batch row (FOR UPDATE) to prevent race conditions Validates available stock Deducts weight from the honey batch Inserts a record into sold_honey Runs all of this in one transaction — if anything fails, it…  ( 7 min )
    Methods and Functions in Java
    This post is part of the "Java Backend Development: Zero to Hero" series Java is an object-oriented programming language that follows a structured approach to coding. One key component of Java programming is methods (functions in some contexts). Methods help ensure code reusability, modularity, and maintainability. In this blog, we will explore methods in Java, their types, and the best practices for writing efficient methods. A method in Java is a block of code that performs a specific task. It is defined using a specific structure that includes a name, return type, parameters (optional), and method body. access_modifier return_type method_name(parameter_list) { // Method body (logic to be executed) return value; // (Only required if return_type is not void) } Use our …  ( 12 min )
    It's Okay If Your Biggest Hobby Isn't Coding
    For the longest time, I kinda felt like a fraud. I'd browse LinkedIn, Threads, Instagram, X, Dev.to and all sorts and see posts like "I built a full-stack AI app in a weekend!" I'd listen to colleagues talk about their elaborate side projects. The unspoken message was clear: a real developer codes for fun. A real developer is always learning the next thing, always building. And I... wasn't. After eight hours of solving problems, writing code, and staring at a screen, the last thing I wanted to do was more of the same. I'd force myself sometimes, opening my laptop with a sense of dread, only to produce low-quality code and feel even worse. I thought this meant I wasn't "passionate" enough. I thought I was falling behind. Then, I hit a wall. I was stuck on a gnarly backend problem for days. …  ( 8 min )
    Crea tu propio chat con Claude en AWS Bedrock usando AWS CDK (guía paso a paso para principiantes)
    🎯 Objetivo Desplegar desde cero una demo serverless de chat con Claude 3.5 (Anthropic) en AWS Bedrock, usando AWS CDK con Python. Ideal si estás empezando con AWS, IaC (Infrastructure as Code) o simplemente quieres experimentar con IA generativa dentro del ecosistema AWS. Un mini proyecto que crea: Una Lambda que llama al modelo Claude 3.5 Sonnet en Bedrock. Un API Gateway que expone la Lambda vía /chat. Un sitio web estático (S3) con un pequeño chat frontend. Todo desplegado automáticamente con AWS CDK (Python). Antes de empezar, asegúrate de tener: Una cuenta AWS con acceso al modelo de Bedrock habilitado. Ve a: Bedrock Console → Model access → Enable anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620 Región recomendada: us-east-1 AWS CDK instalado: npm install -g aws-cdk Credenciales c…  ( 8 min )
    Understanding Model Evaluation in Lead Scoring: A Practical Walkthrough
    In this project, we explored model evaluation metrics using a Lead Scoring dataset. The goal was to identify which factors most influence lead conversion and evaluate how well our model can predict them. Below are the key concepts and lessons learned throughout the assignment. A lead scoring model helps businesses identify which leads (potential customers) are most likely to convert. By assigning a score to each lead, sales teams can focus their efforts where it matters most — improving conversion rates and efficiency. In our dataset, the target variable (converted) indicates whether a lead converted (1) or not (0). The features included data such as: lead_score number_of_courses_viewed interaction_count annual_income Before modeling, we performed crucial preprocessing steps: Handling Miss…  ( 7 min )
    The Proxy Pattern: A Masterpiece of Control and Illusion in Node.js
    Every great application begins with a simple, honest object. It does its job, it tells the truth, and it asks for little in return. It’s the UserService that fetches data, the Image that renders itself, the API that returns a response. But as our systems grow from humble scripts to sprawling architectures, this honesty becomes a liability. A naïve UserService can buckle under a million requests. A direct Image load can freeze a UI. A raw API call can be a gaping security hole. We need a guardian. A diplomat. An illusionist. We need the Proxy Pattern. This isn't just another Gang of Four entry. For the senior engineer, this is a journey in architectural elegance. Let's frame it not as a dry tutorial, but as the creation of a masterpiece in three acts. The Problem: Your ExpensiveDatabaseServ…  ( 10 min )
    Spooky CSS Scene
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    Building My First ML Data Pipeline: Three Days, One Deployed Dashboard, and a Lesson About Letting Data Drive Business Questions
    I just finished my first complete machine learning project—a renewable energy investment analysis dashboard that's now live on Streamlit Cloud. Three days of work. 181,915 rows of data. And one really important lesson: your initial business problem is probably wrong. I'm a software engineer learning ML with Claude designing my course. This project clarified a lot about how data science work actually happens. I started with a plan: build a tool to help optimize fossil fuel plant modernization schedules based on renewable production patterns. Sounded reasonable. Turned out to be impossible with my data. I had a renewable energy dataset covering 52 countries from 2010-2022. Six energy types. Good coverage. But after loading it into the interactive EDA dashboard I'd built the previous week, re…  ( 10 min )
    Implementing Dark Mode in a React App
    Author: Samantha Laine King Last Updated: October 2025 This guide walks through adding a clean, accessible Dark Mode toggle to a React application using Tailwind CSS and localStorage. It covers setup, theme persistence, and best practices for accessibility. Tailwind provides built-in dark mode support. In your tailwind.config.js file, enable class mode so users can manually toggle it: // tailwind.config.js export default { darkMode: 'class', theme: { extend: {}, }, plugins: [], } This allows you to switch themes by adding or removing the dark class on the root element. We’ll use a custom React hook to manage theme state and persist it in localStorage. // useDarkMode.ts import { useEffect, useState } from 'react' export default function useDarkMode() { const [theme, set…  ( 7 min )
    An Exploration of the Commercial Iceberg Catalog Ecosystem
    Get Data Lakehouse Books: Apache Iceberg: The Definitive Guide Apache Polaris: The Defintive Guide Architecting an Apache Iceberg Lakehouse The Apache Iceberg Digest: Vol. 1 Lakehouse Community: Join the Data Lakehouse Community Data Lakehouse Blog Roll OSS Community Listings Dremio Lakehouse Developer Hub Apache Iceberg has quickly become the table format of choice for building open, flexible, and high-performance data lakehouses. It solves long-standing issues around schema evolution, ACID transactions, and engine interoperability. Enabling a shared, governed data layer across diverse compute environments. But while the table format itself is open and standardized, the catalog layer, the system responsible for tracking and exposing table metadata, is where key decisions begin to shape yo…  ( 17 min )
    Simply Order (Part 5) — Hands-On: Building the Outbox Pattern for Reliable Event
    This is the fifth article in our series, where we design a simple order solution for a hypothetical company called Simply Order. The company expects high traffic and needs a resilient, scalable, and distributed order system. In the previous articles: Simply Order (Part 1) Distributed Transactions in Microservices: Why 2PC Doesn’t Fit and How Sagas Help Simply Order (Part 2) — Designing and Implementing the Saga Workflow with Temporal Simply Order (Part 3) — Linking It All Together: Connecting Services and Watching Temporal in Action Simply Order (Part 4) — Reliable Events with the Outbox Pattern (Concepts) We built the core services — Order, Payment, and Inventory — and discussed different approaches for handling distributed transactions across multiple services. Then, we designed and impl…  ( 10 min )
    Automata Alchemists: Transmuting Reinforcement Learning into State Machines by Arvind Sundararajan
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    Configurar un CDN gratuito con GitHub y jsDelivr
    ¿Necesitas servir archivos CSS o JavaScript desde un CDN pero no quieres pagar por servicios de terceros? Existe una solución simple y gratuita que aprovecha GitHub y jsDelivr. Cuando desarrollas aplicaciones web, es común necesitar: Compartir hojas de estilo CSS entre múltiples proyectos Servir archivos estáticos con baja latencia global Cachear recursos de forma eficiente Versionar tus assets de manera confiable Los CDN tradicionales pueden ser costosos o requerir configuración compleja. Pero hay una alternativa mejor. jsDelivr es un CDN gratuito que puede servir archivos directamente desde repositorios de GitHub. No requiere registro, configuración ni costo alguno. Gratis y sin límites para proyectos open source Red global de servidores con baja latencia Caché automático para mejorar el…  ( 7 min )
    FastMCP + Claude Desktop: When Optional[X] Type Hints Break Validation
    Your MCP server works perfectly. Python tests all green. You deploy to staging, connect Claude Desktop, and immediately hit this error: Input validation error: '[16]' is not valid under any of the given schemas You try different formats. Arrays, integers, strings. All fail. Same cryptic message every time. I spent two hours debugging this evening. Turns out there's a mismatch between how FastMCP's Python client handles optional parameters and what Claude Desktop sends over the wire. I was building an MCP server for a RAG system. Tried to create a document with a project_id: create_document( title="Test Document", content="Some content", project_id=16 # Integer, seems reasonable ) Error. Tried the array format for tags: create_code_artifact( title="Test Code", code="p…  ( 8 min )
    Mastering JSON the Go Way
    One of the things I love about Go is how practical it is when dealing with JSON. The encoding/json package provides two main ways to work with JSON: - In-memory (Marshal/Unmarshal) - Stream-based (Encoder/Decoder) Let’s break it down. 1. Marshal and Unmarshal — for small or simple data These are the most common functions when your JSON fits comfortably in memory. ▶️ Go → JSON (Marshal) You convert a Go struct, map, or slice into JSON. type User struct { Name string `json:"name"` Email string `json:"email"` } user := User{"Hugo", "hugo@example.com"} data, err := json.Marshal(user) if err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } fmt.Println(string(data)) Output: {"name":"Hugo","email":"hugo@example.com"} Use Marshal when: You already have a Go object in memory. You want to send or save it a…  ( 7 min )
    I Built a Tool to Turn Any SQL Dump File into a Live Database in Seconds
    Hey everyone, If you're a developer, you've probably been in this situation: a client sends you a database_dump.sql file, or you need to set up a local copy of a production database for testing. The usual process is tedious: Install the correct database server (Postgres? MySQL?) Create a new user and database Figure out the right command-line flags to import the .sql file Hope there are no version conflicts It's a frustrating 15-minute detour from the work you actually want to do. I got tired of this workflow, so I built a solution right into my app, FormPipeDB. It's a feature that allows you to take an entire SQL script—CREATE TABLE statements, INSERT INTO statements, and all—and turn it into a live, fully manageable database just by pasting it into a textbox. Here's how it works: Click "Import SQL..." Paste your entire SQL script. Click "Import Database." That's it. The app parses the script, creates all the tables, defines schemas, populates the data, and even builds foreign key relationships for you. You go from a static .sql file to a fully interactive database you can edit and query visually in less than a minute. This has been a game-changer for my workflow, especially for: Faster Prototyping: Instantly spin up a backend from an existing schema. Easy Debugging: Quickly load a snapshot of production data to test against. Client Work: Set up a database for a client project without any server configuration. The app is called FormPipeDB. I'm on a mission to get my first 100 paid users, so I'm running a $99 lifetime deal. I'd love for the dev.to community to check it out and give me honest feedback. You can try it at formpipedb.com. Thanks for reading!  ( 7 min )
    From Impostor Syndrome to Mentorship: How “WHAT” Shaped My Growth as an Engineer
    Starting Out — and Feeling Lost I started my full stack software engineering career right out of college as a bright-eyed, bushy-tailed computer science graduate with terrible impostor syndrome. Who can relate? Between the firehose of onboarding information, a brand-new work environment, and an unfamiliar schedule, I felt completely overwhelmed. IBM ran large cohort-based onboarding workshops, and on top of that, I was meeting with different members of the team to learn as much as possible before jumping into real work. When the time came to tackle my first ticket, I was clueless. I needed to implement a privacy auditing feature across the stack — which, at the time, used vanilla JavaScript on the front end, Node.js on the back end, and IBM DB2 for the database. The codebase was relative…  ( 8 min )
    A Day in My C++ Learning Journey: My First Mini Project is Stone, Paper, Scissor Game
    Today, I decided to challenge myself with a small C++ project. Being a junior developer, I wanted something that matches my level but still pushes me to learn. I followed tutorials from ProgrammingAdvices.com, but I didn’t just copy — I experimented, debugged, and tried to write clean code in my own way. At first, I got stuck many times, but each mistake taught me something new. ⚙️ Here’s a source code of my project: View source code This small project reminded me that every step counts, and even tiny projects can teach a lot. Next, I’m excited to explore Blockchain and DeFi projects as I continue my journey. 🎬 Here’s a short demo of my project: View the video 💬 Would love to hear your thoughts or tips!  ( 6 min )
    AWS Lambda + Secrets Manager
    Funções AWS Lambda são opções extremamente práticas que simplificam todo o processo de disponibilização de aplicações serverless. Um desses maus costumes é a exposição de chaves de API externas ou conexões de banco de dados diretamente dentro do corpo de uma função Lambda. São incontáveis as vezes em que encontrei códigos semelhantes ao mostrado abaixo: Nem é preciso dizer o quão ruim é manter suas configurações assim! Essa exposição de chaves é extremamente prejudicial por alguns fatores, dentre eles: Vulnerabilidade da aplicação: qualquer vazamento de código, seja em um repositório público ou por um ataque, expõe suas credenciais ao mundo externo; Falta de escalabilidade: caso seja necessário trocar de conexão com a base ou atualizar um par de API Keys, será preciso publicar novamente o…  ( 7 min )
    How We Achieved 40% Gas Savings with Formal Verification and Merkle Proofs
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    Génération de Leads pour Startups Africaines : Pourquoi notre pipeline n'a pas besoin de Salesforce et repose sur WhatsApp
    En tant que développeur ou ingénieur produit en Afrique, on nous pousse souvent vers les "best practices" globales : construire un pipeline de leads avec des outils comme Hubspot ou Marketo, le tout orchestré par un CRM massif (Salesforce, etc.). On a dû revoir notre stack de zéro. Voici ce qui a remplacé les outils "classiques" pour une efficacité maximale : Étape du PipelineOutil Classique (Occidental)Outil "Africain" EfficaceJustificationCapture du LeadLanding page complexe + Formulaire EmailPage ultra-légère + Lien wa.meMinimise l'usage de data. Taux d'intention (qualité) beaucoup plus élevé.Gestion du Lead (CRM)Salesforce / Hubspot*WhatsApp Business* (avec tags) / Google SheetsProximité immédiate. Taux de réponse instantané et personnel.AutomationSéquences d'E-mail / Webhooks*Réponses Rapides* (WhatsApp) / Messages VocauxL'humain est le meilleur "bot". L'automatisation est minimaliste et très ciblée.Clôture/PaiementPasserelle Carte Bancaire / Stripe*API Mobile Money* (Flutterwave / Paystack, etc.)Élimine la barrière de paiement. Intégré directement dans le flow du chat pour une conversion fluide. Votre priorité ne doit pas être la complexité de l'outil, mais la fiabilité de la transmission. Un lead sur WhatsApp, c'est une connexion stable et garantie. Un e-mail est une supposition. Question pour la communauté : Quel outil ou bibliothèque utilisez-vous spécifiquement pour gérer la communication client (en mode non-email) ou les transactions Mobile Money dans vos stacks ? Laissez vos retours d'expérience technique ! 👇  ( 7 min )
    I Was Vibe Coding Before It Was Cool
    The Realization I was working with Claude on some gnarly legacy code when it hit me: I’ve been vibe coding long before anyone called it that. You probably know what vibe coding is, even if you’ve never heard the term. It’s often pinned on junior devs who use AI to write code they barely understand—but real vibe coding is something else entirely. It’s what experienced developers do when we glance at a block of code and just know if it’ll work. We skim Stack Overflow, yank in half-understood libraries, and adapt stranger-solutions to weirdly specific problems. To new devs, it looks like wizardry. To us, it’s Tuesday. And here's the kicker: everyone treats AI-assisted coding like uncharted territory, as if we're all stumbling into the future hand-in-hand. But we’ve been collaborating with “…  ( 11 min )
    Learning OpenGL Part 5: Lighting
    Light Casters: So lets maek some different light sources, different types of light behave differently. Some lightsources are super far away but super bright whilst some are close but weaker. Directional Light: With this in mind theres no reason to calculate how each fragment compares the the light source position, since they are all coming from the same place essentially. So lets remove that from our light struct and change the lightDir calculations accordingly. And this should be the result. (Dont forget to set a direction for the light struct either!) Point Light: Faking fading light looks kind of fake without the proper mathematical equation, point lights tend to shine bright at a close position but quickly fall of as you get slightly further away, less of a gradual fade and more of…  ( 8 min )
    When AWS Went Down: Lessons in Cloud Resilience from the Real World
    When AWS experienced a global outage, it disrupted more than cloud services — it disrupted learning. As an ALX AWS Cloud Architect observer, I watched how the outage impacted Vocareum labs and brought cloud resilience principles to life. Here’s what it taught us about designing for failure, recovery, and real-world reliability. On October 20th, 2025, something strange happened — AWS went dark. At first, it felt like a typical hiccup. But soon, messages started pouring in across the ALX Cloud Architect community: “My Vocareum lab won’t load.” It wasn’t just one of us. It was everyone. The Ripple Effect The outage didn’t just stall projects — it became a live case study. Students running hands-on labs couldn’t deploy instances, monitor workloads, or test automation pipelines. For many, it was frustrating. For others, it was a wake-up call about the fragility of even the biggest systems we rely on. And that’s when it hit me: this is what cloud architecture is really about. Lessons Reinforced From the chaos came clarity. Every principle I’d studied in my ALX Cloud Architect track suddenly had real weight: High Availability isn’t just a term — it’s your safety net. Multi-Region Design matters because failures do happen. Monitoring and Alerts aren’t optional — they’re your early warning system. Fault Tolerance isn’t about preventing crashes; it’s about recovering fast when they happen. It was one of those moments where the theory became alive. The Way Forward After the dust settled, I found myself more inspired than frustrated. If AWS — the gold standard of reliability — can stumble, it only proves that no system is perfect. As cloud professionals in training, our mission isn’t to eliminate outages. And maybe next time an outage strikes, we’ll be the ones explaining why it happened — and how to prevent it from taking everything down.  ( 7 min )
    How Distributed Tracing Really Works
    It's relatively simple these days to spin up an OpenTelemetry demo and / or auto-instrument services with OpenTelemetry. That's fine - when it works - but it's when something breaks that perhaps you realise you don't quite understand what's going on under the covers. I've lost count of the number of times customers have reported "broken traces" to me as they flow through an uninstrumented tier, a load balancer or a queue. In the following video I show precisely how distributed tracing using OpenTelemetry is able to do what it does (for HTTP) by spinning up two Python FastAPI applications, instrumenting them using OpenTelemetry and demonstrating that the traces are "broken" in Jaeger. Then I solve the issue (hint: it's all about propagation). The code for all of this can be found here: https://github.com/agardnerIT/python-fastapi-requests-traceparent  ( 6 min )
    MySQL Connection Error 1130: Host '192.168.7.7' Is Not Allowed to Connect
    As a developer, you’ve probably encountered various MySQL errors while working with databases. One common issue that can be quite frustrating is the ERROR 1130 (HY000): Host '192.168.7.7' is not allowed to connect to this MySQL server. This error typically occurs when trying to connect to a MySQL server from a remote machine using tools like TablePlus or MySQL Workbench. In this post, I’ll walk you through the steps to troubleshoot and resolve this connection error, so you can get back to developing without any interruptions. Let’s dive in! Understanding the ERROR 1130 The error ERROR 1130 (HY000): Host '192.168.7.7' is not allowed to connect to this MySQL server occurs when your MySQL server rejects connections from a remote host (in this case, 192.168.7.7). This happens because the MyS…  ( 8 min )
    The Architectural Shift of the Model Context Protocol
    You’ve spent weeks architecting the perfect AI agent. You’ve fine-tuned your prompts, selected a powerful Large Language Model (LLM), and are ready to connect it to the outside world. But then you hit the wall. One tool needs a REST API call structured this way, your database requires a different protocol, and your local file system feels a world away. Every new capability means another bespoke, brittle integration. You’re not building a streamlined agent; you’re managing a chaotic switchboard of incompatible plugs and sockets. This fragmentation is the silent friction slowing down the development of genuinely powerful, multi-talented AI systems. What if there was a universal standard, a common language for LLMs to talk to tools, data, and services? Enter the Model Context Protocol (MCP). …  ( 12 min )
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    Step-by-Step Guide to Capture Heap Snapshots in Node.js on Kubernetes
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    Actions, Not Just Chat
    React Component GPT: We need a GPT that understands our React components, knows our CSS variables, and can spit out code that's ready to use. This isn't about general knowledge; it's about our knowledge. The standard GPT knowledge upload is fine for broad docs, but for precise component generation, we need control. That's where Actions come in. Our design system lives in zeroheight. Our CSS variables are in a .css file. Our React components are in .jsx files. These are all discrete sources of truth. A generic LLM has no idea how they connect. If someone asks for a "primary button," it might give generic HTML, not our Button component with --color-brand-primary. Unacceptable. We build an API. This API becomes our "knowledge retrieval service." The GPT uses Actions to call this API when it…  ( 7 min )
    How to Launch Your Startup MVP in 5 Weeks in 2025: A Step-by-Step Guide
    When I started building my own startup, I had one goal — to turn ideas into something real fast enough to test if people even cared. That’s the truth most founders learn the hard way: it’s not about building a perfect product, it’s about learning fast and adapting even faster. In 2025, speed is everything. The tools are smarter, AI is everywhere, and customers expect products to work right out of the gate. But despite all that, the fundamentals haven’t changed — execution, clarity, and discipline still win. Here’s what I’ve learned while building and launching MVPs (Minimum Viable Products) for startups and for my own company, EulerHive. Week 1: Define the Core Problem, Ruthlessly Most startup ideas fail not because they’re bad, but because they solve the wrong problem. When I began, I use…  ( 8 min )
    Our Git Workflow for Client Projects: Branching Strategy for Agencies
    How we evolved from Git chaos to a workflow that actually works for agency client projects "Which branch has the latest changes?" It was 4 PM on a Friday, and we had a client demo scheduled for Monday. Three developers had been working on different features, and nobody was quite sure which branch contained what. We had feature/new-dashboard, client-feedback-updates, johns-branch, fix-urgent-bug, and staging all containing different versions of the codebase. Merging everything took the entire weekend. The demo Monday morning included two features the client had specifically asked us not to include yet, was missing one they'd approved, and had a critical bug we thought we'd fixed in a different branch. That disaster forced us to acknowledge that our Git workflow, or lack thereof, was causin…  ( 14 min )
    Simulating MRI Physics with the Bloch Equations
    MRI is an important imaging modality The equations that specify the physics of how MRI works People who study MRI In this post, Julia programming language, Note that this post assumes a basic understanding You can head over Julia's website to download try out Julia in your web browser first. Here is the mathematical notation used in this post. \( \mathbf{M} = [M_x, M_y, M_z] \): Magnetization vector \( M_{xy} = M_x + i M_y \): Transverse magnetization (\( i = \sqrt{-1} \)) \( \mathbf{M}_0 = [0, 0, M_0] \): Equilibrium magnetization vector \( M_0 \): Equilibrium magnetization \( T_1 \): T1 time constant \( T_2 \): T2 time constant \( \Delta\omega \): Off-resonance frequency \( \omega_{1,x} \): Rotational frequency due to the excitation RF field (along x) \( \omega_{1,y} \): Rotational frequ…  ( 12 min )
    AWS Went Down. The Internet Panicked. Here's What It Means for All of Us.
    Yesterday, the internet had a bad day — and so did millions of users and businesses around the world. On October 20, 2025, Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced a major outage that disrupted everything from streaming platforms and smart homes to enterprise apps and financial services. This wasn’t just another technical hiccup. It was a stark reminder of how fragile the modern internet can be when so much of it depends on a handful of companies. The issue began in the US-EAST-1 region — AWS’s most popular and densely used zone. According to Reuters, a problem with internal load balancing and DNS resolution cascaded through multiple AWS services. The result: apps and websites couldn’t connect to the servers they relied on. Among those affected were McDonald’s, Apple Music, Microsoft 365, Al…  ( 7 min )
    Realtime Event-Driven Applications with AppSync Events and EventBridge Pipes
    I want to share with you a powerful AWS serverless pattern that uses two of my favourite AWS services: AppSync Events and EventBridge Pipes. Using these services we can combine the power of event-driven architecture with realtime user notifications. This article walks through how to build a demo application called Airspace Alerter, designed to showcase how these two services work together to deliver realtime user updates in a fully event-driven workflow. Airspace Alerter is a map based web application, but this isn't a blog about geospatial data handling (although I'm passionate about that topic too!). This blog focuses on event management. If you’re interested in geospatial data in DynamoDB, check out my related post: Effective Handling of Geospatial Data in DynamoDB The full source code…  ( 10 min )
    Hanno tagliato il pezzo più scomodo.
    Il giornalismo trattato come scienza comincia dalla definizione delle variabili: evento, contesto, attori, effetti. Senza un lessico condiviso, il racconto diventa aneddoto. Il taccuino è un laboratorio portatile: si formulano ipotesi, si cercano confutazioni, si annotano incertezze con la stessa dignità dei fatti accertati. Il campionamento delle fonti segue criteri espliciti: indipendenza, prossimità ai dati primari, competenza. Una testimonianza singola pesa come un indizio, non come una prova. La regola è triangolare: documento, voce diretta, osservazione sul campo. Quando due elementi concordano e uno diverge, si indaga il perché del disallineamento. La misurazione non è solo numeri. Anche le parole hanno metriche: frequenza, coerenza temporale, compatibilità causale. Le citazioni si trattano come segnali: si eliminano i “rumori” (opinioni non verificate, interessi nascosti), si puliscono i bias, si indicano i margini d’errore. Un buon pezzo espone non solo cosa si sa, ma quanto e con quale confidenza. L’etica è il protocollo di sicurezza. Proteggere le fonti equivale a proteggere l’apparato sperimentale: senza fiducia, i dati non arrivano. La proporzionalità guida ogni scelta: mostrare un nome, un volto, un dettaglio privato richiede di dimostrare l’utilità pubblica superiore al danno possibile. La trasparenza metodologica è parte del risultato. La pubblicazione chiude il ciclo e apre il successivo. Rendere disponibili i materiali, linkare gli archivi, spiegare passo per passo come si è arrivati alle conclusioni permette la replicazione da parte della comunità. Così il giornalismo non si limita a “informare”: costruisce una base cumulativa su cui altri possono testare, correggere e avanzare.  ( 6 min )
    Why Postmortems Fail and How to Make Them Drive Real Change
    Introduction: The Hidden Cost of Poor Incident Follow-Up How did this happen again? Didn't we prepare for this? No engineering leader wants this message—especially after months of careful planning. Yet there we were: during our peak traffic spike, a critical customer-facing service slowed to a crawl, badly impacting customers exactly as we had seen before. Senior executives had to spend days personally reassuring frustrated customers, promising once again to finally address the underlying issues. The painful truth was that our infrastructure was outdated and architecture desperately needed refactoring. Instead, we’d spent months scaling hardware, applying patches, and tackling easy fixes—everything except solving the core problem. Our team knew what was needed, but the organization neve…  ( 12 min )
    Best way to learn a programming language
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    Building an AI Scoring Agent: Step-By-Step
    As a former teacher and curriculum developer, I've been curious about the potential of AI in scoring open-ended student responses. In this post, I'll walk you through my prototype design of an AI scoring agent, explain the code, and explore its initial outputs. In a follow-up post, I'll evaluate it's performance using multiple inputs, and reflect on what we can learn from how the agent approaches scoring tasks. All of the code and example outputs described in this article can be found in the GitHub repository. When I started designing my scoring agent, I wanted it to be able to do the following: Score student responses to questions based on a provided scoring guide Provide a score and an explanation describing why it assigned the score Be able to look up facts on the web (if needed) Have s…  ( 17 min )
    Analyzing the Best Diagramming Tools for the LLM Age Based on Token Efficiency
    What is everyone using!? The Diagram Tool Wars in the LLM Era Our Shared Frustration Greetings from Japan. Let's be honest. Every time I draw a diagram with Mermaid, I secretly pray to the coding gods, "Please, don't let the lines cross." It's no longer a technical challenge, but more like a game of chance. To put an end to this personal ordeal and find a better, data-driven solution, let's start a discussion. When documenting, what are people honestly using to draw diagrams!? Mermaid? PlantUML? Or are you still firing up draw.io in the end? Come on, tell me honestly! Tell me!! The common challenge developers face is always the trade-off between "ease of use" and "freedom of expression." Mermaid.js: Its ease of use is divine. It works on GitHub and Zenn. But doesn't it get fru…  ( 11 min )
    Choosing Tech Stack in 2025: A Practical Guide
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    Crypto’s ‘Decentralized’ Illusion Shattered Again by Another AWS Meltdown
    The October AWS outage took down some of crypto’s most prominent companies and networks. Many in the community pointed out their lack of decentralization.  ( 31 min )
    Aave Rebounds Above $230 Confirming Double-Bottom Reversal
    On the news front, Aave said it would expand its collateral assets with Maple Finance's institutional-grade yield tokens.  ( 29 min )
    XRP Spikes 3% as Gold Slips and Bitcoin Extends Gains
    Ripple’s ongoing $1 billion capital raise continued to support sentiment among professional traders seeking exposure to regulated-linked tokens.  ( 30 min )
    Filecoin Jumps More Than 4% After Retaking $1.60 Resistance Level
    The token has support at the $1.52 level and resistance at $1.65.  ( 29 min )
    HBAR Slides 4.3% as Institutional Selling Breaks Key Support
    Hedera’s HBAR token tumbled amid heavy early-session sell pressure, breaching critical support before a sharp, high-volume rebound tempered losses in the final hour.  ( 30 min )
    BitcoinOS Raises $10M to Expand Institutional BTCFi Capabilities
    Greenfield Capital led the round with backing from FalconX, Bitcoin Frontier Fund and DNA Fund to advance zero-knowledge-powered Bitcoin infrastructure  ( 29 min )
    Strategy Gets Buy Rating From Citi on Bullish Bitcoin Outlook
    The Wall Street bank initiated coverage of Strategy with a buy/high risk rating and a $485 price target.  ( 29 min )
    Bitcoin Catches Bid, Jumping Above $112K as Gold and Silver Plunge
    Watching from the sidelines for weeks as precious metals scored record highs on a regular basis, bitcoin on Tuesday was gaining as gold and silver posted their steepest declines in years.  ( 29 min )
    Galaxy Digital Says Helios a ‘Gold Rush,’ Reveals Q3 Revenue Beat and Client Growth
    Galaxy COO Chris Ferraro touted disciplined execution and Galaxy One’s appeal to high-net-worth clients; execs say funding efficiency will drive long-term profitability.  ( 32 min )
    Gov. Waller: U.S. Fed to 'Embrace Disruption,' Pitches 'Skinny' Master Account Idea
    At its first event on payment innovations, the Federal Reserve's Christopher Waller suggested a compromise over the crypto world's "master account" aims.  ( 31 min )
    Coinbase Sees TradFi Institutions Driving Crypto Derivatives Boom
    The listed exchange expects a rebalance from Asia's dominance towards U.S. and Europe-based, non-market maker institutions.  ( 31 min )
    Arch Aims to Help Bitcoin Holders Slash U.S. Tax Bill With BTC Mining Investments
    The crypto-backed lender's new offering, built with Blockware and Mark Moss, targets wealthy bitcoin holders with tax write-offs and monthly income from mining.  ( 29 min )
    CoreWeave CEO Stands Firm on $9B Core Scientific Offer as Shareholder Opposition Mounts
    Michael Intrator calls the deal a “nice to have” as ISS and major investors urge shareholders to reject the proposed acquisition.  ( 30 min )
    CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Drops 2% as All Constituents Trade Lower
    Chainlink (LINK) fell 3.5% and Ripple (XRP) dropped 3.2%.  ( 25 min )
    Joe Lubin's Sharplink Gaming Resumes ETH Purchases, Bringing Holdings Over $3.5B
    The Nasdaq-listed firm made its first ether purchase since August as the crypto correction weighs on digital asset treasuries.  ( 29 min )
    Bitcoin Treasury Companies, Wither Thence
    The next phase for bitcoin treasury companies is about building the financial architecture to keep mNAV above one, cycle after cycle, argues Greengage CEO Sean Kiernan. Those that crack the code won’t just be proxies for Bitcoin – they could be the equity layer of a new monetary system.  ( 33 min )
    U.S. Surging in Crypto Activity Under Trump: TRM Labs Report
    While the growth still trails India's boom, digital assets activity jumped 50% in the U.S. in six months, cementing it further as the top global marketplace.  ( 30 min )
    BNB Falls 3.3% as Market Shakeout Cuts Through Support
    The sell-off was fueled by heavy selling pressure, with trading volume surging 87% and algorithmic trading triggering a cascade of sell orders  ( 30 min )
    Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin, Ether Drop as Selling Pressure Returns
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    Coinbase Acquires Crypto Fundraising Firm Echo for $375M
    Echo's platform allows startups to raise funds directly from their communities, and will remain a standalone platform.  ( 28 min )
    Bitcoin Battles Key Technical Levels as Uptober Momentum Fades
    BTC slips below $108,000 and trades between major moving averages, with crucial support and resistance levels now in focus.  ( 29 min )
    Bitcoin Falls Below $108K Amid $320M Liquidations as Excess Leverage Gets Flushed Out
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    Debt-Fueled AI Pivot Puts Bitcoin Miners to the Test
    Record debt and convertible note issuances signal a strategic shift as miners chase growth beyond bitcoin, but execution risk and revenue generation now take center stage.  ( 30 min )
    U.S. Crypto Coalition Warns Bank Data Fees Could Cut Off Stablecoins and Wallets
    Fintech and crypto groups are urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop banks charging for consumer data access, saying the move would undermine open banking and disconnect crypto wallets and stablecoins from the U.S. financial system.  ( 29 min )
    British Columbia to Permanently Ban New Crypto Mining Projects From Grid
    The ban is part of an effort to manage electricity demand and ensure industrial development is powered by clean electricity.  ( 29 min )
    DOGE Consolidates Near Lows, but Watch $0.194 for Breakdown or Short-Cover Rally
    Selling builds near $0.20 resistance after multiple failed breakout attempts, while macro stress keeps traders defensive across alt markets.  ( 29 min )
    Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin Holds Steady as Market Resets After Leverage Flush
    Glassnode says last week’s selloff “cleared out excess without breaking structure,” while Enflux points to renewed institutional layering from Blockchain.com’s SPAC and Bitmine’s $800 million ETH buildout as signs of deeper market resilience.  ( 30 min )
    Senate Republicans Call for Own Meeting With Crypto CEOs After Democrats' Sitdown
    GOP lawmakers are scheduling a followup meeting with crypto CEOs after they meet this week with Senate Democrats on the market structure bill, sources say.  ( 31 min )
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    Engineering better care
    Every Monday, more than a hundred members of Giovanni Traverso’s Laboratory for Translational Engineering (L4TE) fill a large classroom at Brigham and Women’s Hospital for their weekly lab meeting. With a social hour, food for everyone, and updates across disciplines from mechanical engineering to veterinary science, it’s a place where a stem cell biologist might…  ( 40 min )
    Infinite folds
    When Madonna Yoder ’17 was eight years old, she learned how to fold a square piece of paper over and over and over again. After about 16 folds, she held a bird in her hands. The first time she pulled the tail of a flapping crane, she says, she realized: Oh, I folded this, and…  ( 34 min )
    25 years of research in space
    On November 2, 2000, NASA astronaut Bill Shepherd, OCE ’78, SM ’78, and Russian cosmonauts Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko made history as their Soyuz spacecraft docked with the International Space Station.  The event marked the start of 25 years of continuous human presence in space aboard the ISS—a prolific period for space research. MIT-trained…  ( 32 min )
    How Millie Dresselhaus paid it forward
    Institute Professor Mildred “Millie” Dresselhaus forever altered our understanding of matter—the physical stuff of the universe that has mass and takes up space. Over 57 years at MIT, Dresselhaus also played a significant role in inspiring people to use this new knowledge to tackle some of the world’s greatest challenges, from producing clean energy to…  ( 34 min )
    Navigating MIT
    Take a stroll along the Infinite Corridor these days and you’ll encounter a striking new space, in a prominent location on the first floor of Building 11. With bright blue seating modules, orange accents, and an eye-catching design, it looks like a futuristic space station, sleek and ultramodern—but also welcoming and fun.  This is the…  ( 17 min )
    Biodiversity: A missing link in combating climate change
    A lot of attention has been paid to how climate change can reduce biodiversity. Now MIT researchers have shown that the reverse is also true: Loss of biodiversity can jeopardize regrowth of tropical forests, one of Earth’s most powerful tools for mitigating climate change. Combining data from thousands of previous studies and using new tools…  ( 19 min )
    A bionic knee restores natural movement
    MIT researchers have developed a new bionic knee that is integrated directly with the user’s muscle and bone tissue. It can help people with above-the-knee amputations walk faster, climb stairs, and avoid obstacles more easily than they could with a traditional prosthesis, which is attached to the residual limb by means of a socket and…  ( 18 min )
    Walking faster, hanging out less
    City life is often described as “fast-paced.” A study coauthored by MIT scholars suggests that’s more true than ever: The average walking speed in three northeastern US cities increased 15% from 1980 to 2010, while the number of people lingering in public spaces declined by 14%. The researchers used machine-learning tools to assess 1980s-era video…  ( 17 min )
    A I-designed compounds can kill drug-resistant bacteria
    With help from artificial intelligence, MIT researchers have designed novel antibiotics that can combat two hard-to-treat bacteria: multi-drug-­resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The team used two approaches. First, they directed generative AI to design molecules based on a chemical fragment their model had predicted would show antimicrobial activity, and second, they let the…  ( 17 min )
    Estrada signs with the Dodgers
    Like almost any MIT student, Mason Estrada wants to take what he learned on campus and apply it to the working world. Unlike any other current MIT student, Estrada’s primary workplace is a pitcher’s mound. Estrada, the star pitcher for MIT’s baseball team, has signed a contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who selected him in the…  ( 16 min )
    The Download: embryo ethics, and reducing chatbot risks
    This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The astonishing embryo models of Jacob Hanna Instead of relying on the same old recipe biology has followed for a billion years, give or take, stem-cell scientist Jacob Hanna is coaxing the beginnings…  ( 21 min )
    New noninvasive endometriosis tests are on the rise
    Shantana Hazel often thought her insides might fall out during menstruation. It took 14 years of stabbing pain before she ultimately received a diagnosis of endometriosis, an inflammatory disease where tissue similar to the uterine lining implants outside the uterus and bleeds with each cycle. The results can include painful periods and damaging scar tissue.…  ( 20 min )
    The astonishing embryo models of Jacob Hanna
    When the Palestinian stem-cell scientist Jacob Hanna was stopped while entering the US last May, airport customs agents took him aside and held him for hours in “secondary,” a back office where you don’t have your passport and can’t use your phone. There were two young Russian women and a candy machine in the room…  ( 51 min )
    Why AI should be able to “hang up” on you
    Chatbots today are everything machines. If it can be put into words—relationship advice, work documents, code—AI will produce it, however imperfectly. But the one thing that almost no chatbot will ever do is stop talking to you.  That might seem reasonable. Why should a tech company build a feature that reduces the time people spend…  ( 20 min )
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    How to Create and Style Tables with Vanilla JavaScript
    Tables are one of the most useful ways to display structured data, whether you’re showing a list of users, sales figures, or project reports. In this tutorial, you will learn how to: Build tables using plain HTML Style them using CSS Create and ma...  ( 8 min )
    How to Build a Voice AI Agent Using Open-Source Tools
    Voice is the next frontier of conversational AI. It is the most natural modality for people to chat and interact with another intelligent being. In the past year, frontier AI labs such as OpenAI, xAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google have all released rea...  ( 11 min )
    Master Technical Interviews by Learning Data Structures and Algorithms
    Learn how to master technical interviews for software engineering roles. We just posted a 49-hour course on the freeCodeCamp.org YouTube channel that will teach you everything you need to know about data structures and algorithms. Parth Vyas created ...  ( 4 min )
    Learn SwiftUI and Create an iOS App From Scratch
    Learn how to create a complete iOS app from scratch using SwiftUI and Xcode. We just posted a course on the freeCodeCamp.org YouTube channel that will teach you to build a feature-rich movie and TV browsing app with a dynamic home screen, powerful se...  ( 3 min )
    How to Build a Full-Stack Serverless CRUD App using AWS and React
    Imagine running a production application that automatically scales from zero to thousands of users without ever touching a server configuration. That's the power of serverless architecture, and it's easier to implement than you might think. If you're...  ( 15 min )
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    Qwen's new Deep Research update lets you turn its reports into webpages, podcasts in seconds
    Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s famously prolific Qwen Team of AI model researchers and engineers has introduced a major expansion to its Qwen Deep Research tool, which is available as an optional modality the user can activate on the web-based Qwen Chat (a competitor to ChatGPT). The update lets users generate not only comprehensive research reports with well-organized citations, but also interactive web pages and multi-speaker podcasts — all within 1-2 clicks. This functionality is part of a proprietary release, distinct from many of Qwen’s previous open-source model offerings. While the feature relies on the open-source models Qwen3-Coder, Qwen-Image, and Qwen3-TTS to power its core capabilities, the end-to-end experience — including research execution, web deployment, and audio gen…
    DeepSeek drops open-source model that compresses text 10x through images, defying conventions
    DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence research company that has repeatedly challenged assumptions about AI development costs, has released a new model that fundamentally reimagines how large language models process information—and the implications extend far beyond its modest branding as an optical character recognition tool. The company's DeepSeek-OCR model, released Monday with full open-source code and weights, achieves what researchers describe as a paradigm inversion: compressing text through visual representation up to 10 times more efficiently than traditional text tokens. The finding challenges a core assumption in AI development and could pave the way for language models with dramatically expanded context windows, potentially reaching tens of millions of tokens. "We presen…
    Google's new vibe coding AI Studio experience lets anyone build, deploy apps live in minutes
    Google AI Studio has gotten a big vibe coding upgrade with a new interface, buttons, suggestions and community features that allow anyone with an idea for an app — even complete novices, laypeople, or non-developers like yours truly — to bring it into existence and deploy it live, on the web, for anyone to use, within minutes. The updated Build tab is available now at ai.studio/build, and it’s free to start. Users can experiment with building applications without needing to enter payment information upfront, though certain advanced features like Veo 3.1 and Cloud Run deployment require a paid API key. The new features appear to me to make Google's AI models and offerings even more competitive, perhaps preferred, for many general users to dedicated AI startup rivals like Anthropic's Claude…
    New 'Markovian Thinking' technique unlocks a path to million-token AI reasoning
    Researchers at Mila have proposed a new technique that makes large language models (LLMs) vastly more efficient when performing complex reasoning. Called Markovian Thinking, the approach allows LLMs to engage in lengthy reasoning without incurring the prohibitive computational costs that currently limit such tasks. The team’s implementation, an environment named Delethink, structures the reasoning chain into fixed-size chunks, breaking the scaling problem that plagues very long LLM responses. Initial estimates show that for a 1.5B parameter model, this method can cut the costs of training by more than two-thirds compared to standard approaches. The quadratic curse of long-chain reasoning For an LLM to solve a complex problem, it often needs to generate a long series of intermediate “thinki…
    OpenAI announces ChatGPT Atlas, an AI-enabled web browser to challenge Google Chrome
    OpenAI is entering the browser world with the launch of ChatGPT Atlas, an AI-enabled browser.  Atlas, now available globally, can be accessed through Apple’s macOS, with support for Windows, iOS, and Android coming soon. The announcement comes several months after rumors in July that OpenAI would release a web browser that would challenge the dominance of Google’s Chrome.  OpenAI will make a formal announcement via livestream with CEO Sam Altman presenting Atlas. With more people using AI models and chat platforms for web searches, launching an AI-enabled browser has become another battleground for model providers. Of course, as Chrome has become more popular, it has slowly added AI capabilities thanks to the Gemini models. But companies like Perplexity, with its Comet browser, hoped to take on Chrome. Opera, long a Chrome competitor, also repositioned itself as an AI-powered browser by embedding AI features into its platform.
    The unexpected benefits of AI PCs: why creativity could be the new productivity
    Presented by HP Creativity is quickly becoming the new measure of productivity. While AI is often framed as a tool for efficiency and automation, new research from MIT Sloan School of Management shows that generative AI enhances human creativity — when employees have the right tools and skills to use it effectively. That’s where AI PCs come in. These next-generation laptops combine local AI processing with powerful Neural Processing Units (NPUs), delivering the speed and security that knowledge workers expect while also unlocking new creative possibilities. By handling AI tasks directly on the device, AI PCs minimize latency, protect sensitive data, and lower energy consumption. Teams are already proving the impact. Marketing teams are using AI PCs to generate campaign assets in hours in…
    AI’s financial blind spot: Why long-term success depends on cost transparency
    Presented by Apptio, an IBM company When a technology with revolutionary potential comes on the scene, it’s easy for companies to let enthusiasm outpace fiscal discipline. Bean counting can seem short-sighted in the face of exciting opportunities for business transformation and competitive dominance. But money is always an object. And when the tech is AI, those beans can add up fast. AI’s value is becoming evident in areas like operational efficiency, worker productivity, and customer satisfaction. However, this comes at a cost. The key to long-term success is understanding the relationship between the two — so you can ensure that the potential of AI translates into real, positive impact for your business. The AI acceleration paradox While AI is helping to transform business operations, …
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    Gamer Decides To Play Battlefield 6 On Their 2.1-Inch AIO Cooler Display
    Battlefield 6 has been out for nearly a fortnight at this stage, and this writer has been enjoying himself, competing against the enemy on a glorious 4K display. So, when a video of a German gamer being recorded playing the game on his desktop PC’s AIO cooler display cropped up, it was only fair that […] The post Gamer Decides To Play Battlefield 6 On Their 2.1-Inch AIO Cooler Display appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    smart #5 EV Now Open For Booking In Malaysia
    smart Malaysia, via Pro-Net, has officially opened bookings for its all-new smart #5 electric SUV, which made its initial local appearance during Malaysia Auto Show 2025 earlier this year. It marks the brand’s latest addition to its expanding EV lineup, positioned as a rugged yet practical option for urban drivers. The smart #5 is offered […] The post smart #5 EV Now Open For Booking In Malaysia appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Prototype NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2080 Ti Spotted At Facebook Marketplace
    Back in 2022, someone leaked images of an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2080 via Reddit. Fast forward to today, and someone has actually found and purchased another relic from the Turing era, this time in the form of a GTX 2080 Ti. Redditor RunRepulsive9867 claims that they found the prototype GTX 2080 Ti being sold on […] The post Prototype NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2080 Ti Spotted At Facebook Marketplace appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    realme 15 Pro GoT Limited Edition Lightning Review: A Song Of Battery Life And Tie-Ins
    The Game of Thrones (GoT) limited edition realme 15 Pro, which was launched earlier this month, is definitely something that came out of left field. It is an official tie-in with the famous HBO TV show of the same name, which also became ironically infamous due to its horrid final season. Thankfully, the phone doesn’t […] The post realme 15 Pro GoT Limited Edition Lightning Review: A Song Of Battery Life And Tie-Ins appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 45 min )
    OPPO Find X9s May Feature At Least 7,000 mAh Battery Capacity
    The OPPO Find X9 series has seen its fair share of leaks ahead of its global launch. But now it’s the turn of a variant, the Fins X9s, to get its details leaked. The variant has always been the smaller devices compared to the main devices. But that’s seemingly not stopping it from retaining the […] The post OPPO Find X9s May Feature At Least 7,000 mAh Battery Capacity appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    MOHE: Higher Education Institutions May Conduct Online Lessons During 47th ASEAN Summit
    In conjunction with the 47th ASEAN Summit taking place from 26 to 28 October, several major roads and highways will be closed. To mitigate potential issues caused by these closures, the Ministry Of Higher Education (MOHE) has announced that both public and private higher education institutions in the Klang Valley have the option to conduct […] The post MOHE: Higher Education Institutions May Conduct Online Lessons During 47th ASEAN Summit appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Xbox President Points Finger At ASUS For RM4,299 Price Tag Of Xbox Ally X
    When the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X finally made its debut, a good many gamers sighed at the RM4,299 price tag attached to it. While it’s not the most expensive gaming handheld available in Malaysia (looking at you, Lenovo), it’s still a pretty penny to pay, and folks want to know why. As per Sarah […] The post Xbox President Points Finger At ASUS For RM4,299 Price Tag Of Xbox Ally X appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Samsung May Use Exynos 2600 For Entire Galaxy S26 Line In Select Markets
    The rumour mill has certainly been going wild over leaks surrounding the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S26 series. In flux is the presence of an S26 Edge, which may have been scrapped despite having completed development. But even the chipset the generation of phones will get is no longer set in stone. A recent report indicates […] The post Samsung May Use Exynos 2600 For Entire Galaxy S26 Line In Select Markets appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    TechLife Pad Plus 12 LTE To Launch In Malaysia 30 October 2025
    realme sub-brand TechLife has announced that it will be releasing a new tablet in Malaysia soon. Previously launched in the Philippines earlier this year, the TechLife Pad Plus 12” LTE is set to make its official debut on our shores on 30 October 2025. For now, the brand is playing coy regarding the tablet’s details, […] The post TechLife Pad Plus 12 LTE To Launch In Malaysia 30 October 2025 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    Proton e.MAS 5 Availability To Start On 30 October
    Proton may have officially unveiled the e.MAS 5 back in May, but it has kept pricing and availability details hidden. Until recently anyway, as the company has reiterated the price range for the EV hatchback. And perhaps more importantly, a specific availability date has also been mentioned. Via its social media outlets – minus X, […] The post Proton e.MAS 5 Availability To Start On 30 October appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Apple Adds New Liquid Glass Visibility Options In Latest iOS, iPadOS, And macOS Betas
    Apple’s latest developer betas for iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, and macOS 26.1 introduce a new customisation setting for Liquid Glass, the company’s new translucent interface design first unveiled at WWDC earlier this year. The new option lets users adjust how transparent Liquid Glass appears across system menus, notifications, and apps.  Users can now select between […] The post Apple Adds New Liquid Glass Visibility Options In Latest iOS, iPadOS, And macOS Betas appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Touch ‘n Go eWallet Launches New Visa Travel Card
    Touch ‘n Go (TnG) eWallet has launched its new Visa Travel Card, designed for Malaysians who frequently spend abroad. The card offers up to 3% cashback, no foreign exchange markup, and one free international ATM withdrawal each month. In essence, the Visa Travel Card is an enhanced version of the existing TnG Visa card, using […] The post Touch ‘n Go eWallet Launches New Visa Travel Card appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    iQOO 15 Goes Official In China With Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, 7,000mAh Battery
    iQOO has recently launched its newest flagship smartphone in its home market. Like many other high-end devices released in China this month, the iQOO 15 packs a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset. Aside from that, the phone features a few upgrades compared to its predecessor. The iQOO 15 sports a 6.85-inch Samsung M14 AMOLED […] The post iQOO 15 Goes Official In China With Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, 7,000mAh Battery appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )

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    AI Isn’t Replacing You: But the One Who Uses It Better Might
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    ** "Keynote Speaker: The Complete Guide for 2025
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    ** "Keynote Speaker: The Complete Guide for 2025
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    Day 19 of 100 days dsa coding challenge
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    List functions in Python (2)
    Buy Me a Coffee☕ *Memo: My post explains list functions (1). My post explains list functions (3). My post explains a list (1). remove() can remove the 1st element matched to value from the list, searching from the left to the right in the list as shown below: *Memo: The 1st argument is value(Required-Type:Any): Don't use value=. Error occurs if value doesn't exist. v = ['A', 'B', ['A', 'B'], ['A', 'B', 'C'], 'A', 'B'] v.remove('B') print(v) # ['A', ['A', 'B'], ['A', 'B', 'C'], 'A', 'B'] v.remove('B') print(v) # ['A', ['A', 'B'], ['A', 'B', 'C'], 'A'] v.remove(['A', 'B', 'C']) print(v) # ['A', ['A', 'B'], 'A'] v[1].remove('A') # v[-2].remove('A') print(v) # ['A', ['B'], 'A'] v[1].remove('B') # v[-2].remove('B') print(v) # ['A', [], 'A'] v.remove([]) print(v) # ['A', 'A'] …  ( 7 min )
    Reativar automations específicas após update da aplicação no Oracle APEX
    Uma coisa que as vezes é um pouco irritante é o fato de que o APEX desativa todas as automations depois que a aplicação é sobrescrita por uma nova versão. Eu costumo automatizar boa parte do pipeline de geração e aplicação de release de objetos de bancos de dados e apps em outros servidores e percebi que, por padrão, as automations são sempre desativadas após o update do app. Para contornar esse problema, fiz o script abaixo, que é rodado após o update bem sucedido de cada aplicação. Você pode modificar para as suas necessidades colocando cada uma das automations que você tem interesse em reativar. Você também pode modificar o script a seu critério. SET SERVEROUTPUT ON BEGIN apex_util.set_workspace('YOUR_WORKSPACE_NAME'); apex_session.create_session( p_app_id => 117, --App ID p_page_id => 1, --Any Page in the App p_username => 'VALTER' ); -- Any valid APEX User --Enable specific automation apex_automation.enable( p_application_id => 117, --App Id p_static_id => 'emitir-espelho-retorno-nf' ); -- Static id --Destroying the session apex_session.delete_session; END; / Você também pode fazer um loop simples para rodar em todas as suas automations ou criar alguma outra lógica se baseando no select dessa view: SELECT * FROM APEX_APPL_AUTOMATION Fontes: https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/apex/24.1/aeapi/APEX_AUTOMATION_ENABLE-Procedure.html  ( 6 min )
    Why Choose Go for Development?
    When I first discovered Go, it instantly felt different. It wasn’t trying to be clever or overloaded with features. It was clean, fast, and built with a purpose. Go was created at Google in 2007 by Robert Griesemer, Rob Pike, and Ken Thompson. They wanted a language that combined Python’s simplicity with C’s performance and reliability. Something that made sense for building real-world, large-scale systems. Today, Go stands out as one of the most pragmatic and enjoyable languages to work with. It is minimal, opinionated, and focused on what actually matters: clarity and performance. ⚙️ A language that helps you build better Go makes you a better developer because it forces you to think clearly. It doesn’t hide complexity behind abstractions. Instead, it gives you the right tools to write c…  ( 7 min )
    How I Built a Dynamic Profile API with Live Cat Facts
    When I saw the HNG Backend Stage 0 challenge build a /me endpoint that returns my profile plus a live cat fact,I thought: “Simple, right?” This isn’t just a JSON blob. It’s a microcosm of real backend work: ✅ Dynamic data: Fresh timestamp on every request The magic happens in under 30 lines. Key features: Live timestamp (ISO 8601 UTC) Fresh cat fact per request (with 5s timeout) Fallback fact if the cat API flakes out My biggest headache? This runtime crash: Cause: I used ESM-style named imports with a CommonJS package (express): Fix: Use type-only aliases (zero runtime cost): Lesson: TypeScript compiles ≠ Node.js runs. Always test with tsx or compiled JS! Since cloud platforms like Vercel were off-limits, I went local first: Ran my Express server: npm run dev → http://localhost:3000 Fired up ngrok: ngrok http 3000 Got an instant public URL: https://f8ffe71c697b.ngrok-free.app ✅ No Docker Just pure, tunnelled, localhost magic. Local can be public ngrok turns localhost into a shareable URL in seconds—perfect for demos, testing, and challenges like this. Third-party APIs will fail Always code for failure. A fallback fact kept my endpoint alive during catfact.ninja outages. ESM + CommonJS = handle with care Use type aliases for Express types in ESM projects. Avoid runtime destructuring. Small tasks, big insights This “simple” endpoint taught me about timeouts, env vars, module systems, and resilient design. Github Repo: https://github.com/towbee98/fictional-octo-chainsaw Run locally: Then hit your ngrok URL + /me and watch the cat facts roll in! 🐾 You don’t need a server farm to build something useful. With TypeScript, Express, and ngrok, your laptop becomes a global API endpoint. And if nothing else,now you know that cats spend 70% of their lives sleeping. Go take a nap. You’ve earned it. Built for Backend Wizards . Stage 0: complete.  ( 7 min )
    Authentication & Security: Keeping Bad Guys Out Without Annoying Users
    Hey folks, welcome back to another episode of The Stack Unpacked. I’m Shaq-Attack, your friendly neighborhood developer, still trying not to lock myself out of my own Gmail. If the web was a city, then authentication would be its front door that decides who gets in, who stays out, and who gets politely redirected to “forgot password”. It’s something we deal with in almost every app we build yet somehow it always feels slightly broken. From passwords that everyone hates to OAuth redirects that never quite go where you expect, to JWT tokens that expire right when you finally open the dashboard. Authentication is one of those areas where complexity hides in plain sight. And yet, we rely on it completely. Without it every system would be wide open to chaos. With too much of it users give up be…  ( 12 min )
    Mastering Go’s Network I/O: Build Scalable, High-Performance Apps
    Hey Go devs! If you’ve written a basic TCP server or HTTP API in Go, you know it’s a breeze to get started. But have you ever wondered how Go handles thousands of connections without breaking a sweat? Go’s network I/O model is a secret weapon for building scalable, high-performance apps, from real-time chat systems to microservices. In this deep dive, we’ll explore how Go’s event-driven architecture and goroutines make this possible, share practical tips to level up your network programming, and help you avoid common pitfalls. Plus, we’ll build a WebSocket server, optimize it, and test it like a pro. What’s in it for you? You’ll learn how Go’s I/O model works under the hood, write efficient network code, and debug issues with confidence. Let’s dive in! Have you built a network app in Go ye…  ( 12 min )
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    Bitcoin Bounce Stalls as XRP, Zcash Lead Gains; Arca Says Rally Not a Dead-Cat Bounce
    The rebound in crypto prices won't be short-lived as key market metrics show signs of recovery, Arca analysts said in a Monday note.  ( 29 min )
    Pantera-Backed Solana Company Brings Forward PIPE Unlock as Stock Price Plunges 60%
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    AAVE Bounces Over 10% in Strong Weekend Recovery Amid RWA Integration Plans
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    Centralized Exchanges Are Still Criminals’ Favorite Crypto Money Laundering Tool
    Focusing regulatory energy on mixers while letting exchanges remain the primary fiat gateways for illicit funds is like locking the windows while leaving the front door wide open, argues Dr. Jan Philipp Fritsche, managing director of Oak Security.  ( 32 min )
    Crypto's Half-finished Legislative Agenda Teeters as CEOs Set Meeting With Democrats
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    Monad’s Fast EVM Chain Promises ‘Night and Day’ Performance Gains
    CoinDesk sat down with Monad Foundation’s Head of Growth Kevin McCordic to talk about the architecture behind the blockchain.  ( 37 min )
    Quantum Computing Is 'Biggest Risk to Bitcoin,' Says Coin Metrics Co-Founder
    Nic Carter says quantum computing is bitcoin’s biggest risk, explaining how spending exposes public keys and urging developers to plan post-quantum defenses.  ( 30 min )
    Ripple-Backed Firm Plans SPAC, Raising $1B to 'Create the Largest Public XRP Treasury'
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    Bitcoin Miner Bitdeer's AI Pivot Earns Price Target Hike at Benchmark
    The company's move to bring data center development in-house strengthens its AI and mining strategy, and accelerates monetization, said analyst Mark Palmer  ( 29 min )
    Blockchain.com Has Held Talks to Go Public Via SPAC Deal: Sources
    The crypto trading platform and wallet provider is being advised by Cohen & Company Capital Markets, according to a person familiar wih the matter.  ( 29 min )
    Tom Lee's Bitmine Immersion Adds $800M of Ether, Bringing ETH Holdings Over $13B
    The digital asset treasury bubble might have burst, as chairman Thomas Lee said, but the firm added over $1.6 billion worth of ETH during the crypto correction.  ( 29 min )
    CleanSpark Joins AI Rush in Expansion Beyond Bitcoin Mining
    The company hired industry veteran Jeffrey Thomas to lead new AI data center division.  ( 28 min )
    CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Chainlink (LINK) Surges 16.6%, Leading Index Higher
    Aave (AAVE) was also a top performer, rising 13.7% as all index constituents trade higher over the weekend.  ( 25 min )
    Bitcoin Mining Profitability Declined More Than 7% in September: Jefferies
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    Crypto Exchange Gemini Launches Solana-Themed Credit Card With Auto-Staking Rewards
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    BNB Climbs as Crypto Markets Rebound on Potential Fed Policy Shift
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    Strategy Expands Bitcoin Holdings to 640,418 BTC With Latest Purchase
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    Wall Street Bank Citi Sees Stablecoins Powering Crypto’s Next Growth Phase
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    Crypto Markets Today: BTC Reclaims $111K, ETH Tops $4K After Last Week’s Sell-Off
    Bitcoin and ether regained key support levels Monday, leading a broader market recovery that saw altcoins like LINK and FLOKI surge as sentiment improved.  ( 29 min )
    Bitcoin in ‘Reaccumulation Phase’ on Fed Easing Bets, Trump Tariff Shift: Crypto Daybook Americas
    Your day-ahead look for Oct. 20, 2025  ( 36 min )
    This Cohort Is the Main Force Behind Bitcoin’s Resistance in Price
    Holder behavior, not external factors, emerges as the primary source of selling pressure as older coins move and profits are realized.  ( 29 min )
    ChainLink Jumps 14% as Whales Accumulate $116M Worth of LINK Tokens Since Crash
    The token's rise comes amid fresh onchain accumulation, new institutional partnerships, and Chainlink Labs’ push into real-world asset infrastructure.  ( 28 min )
    Michael Saylor Highlights Yield Gap Between STRF, STRD Preferred Stock Offerings
    Two preferred stocks with different payout priorities and risk profiles are creating a significant yield gap.  ( 30 min )
    BlackRock UK Bitcoin ETP Starts Trading in London After FCA Eases Crypto Ban
    The exchange-traded product is already been listed on several European exchanges.  ( 28 min )
    Crypto Traders Eye Major Events to Relieve Market Woes: Crypto Week Ahead
    Your look at what's coming in the week starting Oct. 20.  ( 32 min )
    Bitcoin Jumps Past $111K, XRP, SOL, ETH Rally as Japanese Shares Hit Record High
    On-chain data offered bullish cues to bitcoin.  ( 29 min )
    Japan Considers Allowing Banks to Trade Digital Assets Such as Bitcoin: Report
    The reform would enable banks to trade cryptocurrencies similarly to stocks and bonds, with regulations to ensure stability.  ( 28 min )
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    Claude Code comes to web and mobile, letting devs launch parallel jobs on Anthropic’s managed infra
    Vibe coding is evolving and with it are the leading AI-powered coding services and tools, including Anthropic’s Claude Code. As of today, the service will be available via the web and, in preview, on the Claude iOS app, giving developers access to additional asynchronous capabilities. Previously, it was available through the terminal on developers' PCs with support for Git, Docker, Kubernetes, npm, pip, AWS CLI, etc., and as an extension for Microsoft's open source VS Code editor and other JetBrains-powered integrated development environments (IDEs) via Claude Agent. “Claude Code on the web lets you kick off coding sessions without opening your terminal,” Anthropic said in a blog post. “Connect your GitHub repositories, describe what you need, and Claude handles the implementation. Eac…
    Adobe Foundry wants to rebuild Firefly for your brand — not just tweak it
    Hoping to attract more enterprise teams to its ecosystem, Adobe launched a new model customization service called Adobe AI Foundry, which would create bespoke versions of its flagship AI model, Firefly. Adobe AI Foundry will work with enterprise customers to rearchitect and retrain Firefly models specific to the client. AI Foundry version models are different from custom Firefly models in that Foundry models understand multiple concepts compared to custom models with only a single concept. These models will also be multimodal, offering a wider use case than custom Firefly models, which can only ingest and respond with images.  Adobe AI Foundry models, with Firefly at its base, will know a company’s brand tone, image and video style, products and services and all its IP. The models will gen…
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    Fold your own tessellation
    Download the pattern for Dancing Ribbons here. Yoder recommends printing the pattern on paper in between normal printer paper and cardstock in weight, making sure it folds in straight lines (not too thick), folds back and forth easily on the same line (not too thin), and is crisp enough to make a satisfying snapping noise…  ( 21 min )
    The Download: a promising retina implant, and how climate change affects flowers
    This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This retina implant lets people with vision loss do a crossword puzzle The news: Science Corporation—a competitor to Neuralink founded by the former president of Elon Musk’s brain-interface venture—has leapfrogged its rival after…  ( 22 min )
    This retina implant lets people with vision loss do a crossword puzzle
    Science Corporation—a competitor to Neuralink founded by the former president of Elon Musk’s brain-interface venture—has leapfrogged its rival after acquiring a vision implant that’s in advanced testing, for a fire-sale price. The implant produces a form of “artificial vision” that lets some patients read text and do crosswords, according to a report published in The…  ( 23 min )
    AI could predict who will have a heart attack
    For all the modern marvels of cardiology, we struggle to predict who will have a heart attack. Many people never get screened at all. Now, startups like Bunkerhill Health, Nanox.AI, and HeartLung Technologies are applying AI algorithms to screen millions of CT scans for early signs of heart disease. This technology could be a breakthrough…  ( 21 min )
    Flowers of the future
    Flowers play a key role in most landscapes, from urban to rural areas. There might be dandelions poking through the cracks in the pavement, wildflowers on the highway median, or poppies covering a hillside. We might notice the time of year they bloom and connect that to our changing climate. Perhaps we are familiar with…  ( 21 min )
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    Inside Ethereum Protocol Update 001: What Scale L1 Means for Builders
    Ethereum Protocol Update 001 is here: 45M gas limits, history expiry, Block-Level Access Lists, and zkEVM attester clients explained  ( 10 min )

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    Being Agile in AI-Native Software Development
    Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a revolution which is changing how we design, test, and deliver software completely. Instead of just assisting in just code generation, AI is now a central driver in requirements analysis, planning, task decomposition, and even real-time collaboration with developers. This evolution of AI marks the beginning of an AI-driven era-one where intelligent systems do not just support humans but they orchestrate the whole software development life cycle. This shift makes it essential that Agile itself needs an upgrade. Traditional frameworks like Scrum or XP were built for human-driven iteration cycles. Simply Adding AI onto current processes could hurt Agile's core strengths. Instead, software development life cycles (SDLCs) need a complete re-imagination in which AI will become a central driver in planning, execution, and feedback mechanisms.  ( 6 min )
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    Die Zukunft von Krypto entscheidet sich über UX — nicht über den nächsten Bullrun
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    KEXP: Car Seat Headrest - Gethsemane (Live on KEXP)
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    Polyphonic: When artists don't write their own songs
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    RAG for Laymen: Making Sense of Retrieval-Augmented Generation
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    Article 2: Start Live Trading or Paper Trading? Freqtrade trade Command Explained
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    “Debugging 101: How to Read and Understand Python Error Messages”
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    Andrew Huang: Beautiful new music making environment! (GRM Atelier)
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    COLORS: Nono La Grinta - LOVE YOU | A COLORS SHOW
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    COLORS: Indys Blu - Saddest Song | A COLORS SHOW
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    KEXP: Jorja Smith - With You (Live on KEXP)
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    ** "Ian Khan - Top Keynote Speaker in Casablanca, Morocco
    Summary: Casablanca City-Specific Keynote Speaker Page Successfully Created and Published I have successfully executed the city-specific keynote speaker landing page creation and publication process for Casablanca, Morocco: Selected City: City: Casablanca, Morocco Type: Global Metropolis Country: Morocco Generated Keynote Page Details: Title: "Ian Khan - Top Keynote Speaker in Casablanca, Morocco" Word Count: 1,348 words SEO Optimization: Optimized for "Casablanca keynote speaker" and related Moroccan search terms Content Structure: Comprehensive landing page following the required format Page Content Highlights: Business Landscape: Detailed description of Casablanca as Morocco's economic and financial capital with diverse sectors including banking and finance, manufacturing,…  ( 7 min )
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    COLORS: Dear Silas - Still Southern Playalistic | A COLORS SHOW
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    KEXP: Jorja Smith - With You (Live on KEXP)
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    KEXP: Jorja Smith - The Way I Love You (Live on KEXP)
    Jorja Smith stopped by the KEXP studio on August 8, 2025, to deliver a stunning live rendition of “The Way I Love You,” with Benjamin Totten laying down those smooth guitar vibes. The session was hosted by Larry Mizell, Jr., engineered by Kevin Suggs, and mastered by Matt Ogaz—plus a full crew of camera operators and editor Jim Beckmann ensuring every soulful note was captured. Want more? Catch the full performance at kexp.org or swing by jorjasmith.com. And if you’re hungry for behind-the-scenes perks, join KEXP’s YouTube channel for extra goodies. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    KEXP: Jorja Smith - Try Me (Live on KEXP)
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    KEXP: Jorja Smith - Be Honest (Live on KEXP)
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    Coding Challenge Practice - Question 30
    The task is to reorder an array, given that we have an array of items and another array of indexes, so that A[i] is put at the index B[i]. The boilerplate code: function sort(items, newOrder) { // reorder items inline } Create a copy of the array, so that the data isn't overwritten too early. const copy = items.slice(); For each index in the copied array, move the item in that index to the original array, based on the index of the second array. for (let i = 0; i < newLength.array; i++) { items[newOrder[i]] = copy[i]; } The final code for the sort function: function sort(items, newOrder) { // reorder items inline const copy = items.slice(); for(let i = 0; i < newOrder.length; i++) { items[newOrder[i]] = copy[i] } } That's all folks!  ( 6 min )
    Xilinx/AMD Vivado SoC FPGA Development and Debug Workflow
    Cover image source: AMD/Xilinx Zynq-7000 SoC Data Sheet: Overview DS190 (v1.11.1) July 2, 2018, Figure 1 here. Verification of an FPGA design post-synthesis involves several steps, which can be incrementally worked through as the design matures. The following guide provides a decent outline to carry a design from post-simulation all the way to implementation alongside a SoC processor that can control and read the FPGA from software. I originally wrote this guide while working on my Master's degree, and revised it into a checklist as I found myself doing the same workflows. In situations where one missed step could require you to endlessly debug a phantom issue, it is helpful to have a repeatable process. While this guide is not all-encompassing, it functions as an excellent base framewor…  ( 18 min )
    Practical Next.js Form Validation with @teonord/validator
    Form validation doesn't need to be complicated. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to implement clean, efficient form validation in Next.js using @teonord/validator with a real-world example. First, install the package: npm install @teonord/validator Let's create a contact form that demonstrates the most common validation scenarios you'll encounter in real projects. // components/ContactForm.tsx 'use client'; import { useState } from 'react'; import { Validator } from '@teonord/validator'; export default function ContactForm() { const [formData, setFormData] = useState({ name: '', email: '', phone: '', subject: '', message: '', urgency: 'normal', agreeToTerms: false }); const [errors, setErrors] = useState>({}); const validat…  ( 9 min )
    Supercharge Your Power Query Transformations: A Flexible Function for Changing Column Types
    Power Query is an incredibly powerful tool for data wrangling, but anyone who has worked with real-world, messy data knows the frustration of a query that breaks because of a simple type conversion error. The built-in Table.TransformColumnTypes function is great, but it can be rigid. What happens if a column is unexpectedly missing? Or if some rows contain text in a column you want to convert to a number? Your entire refresh fails. To solve this, I've developed a powerful, flexible, and robust custom function in Power Query M called fnTransformColumnTypes. This function not only does everything the standard function does but also gives you complete control over how to handle common data cleaning challenges. The standard Table.TransformColumnTypes is all-or-nothing. It fails under two very…  ( 16 min )
    Andrew Huang: Beautiful new music making environment! (GRM Atelier)
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    COLORS: Indys Blu - Saddest Song | A COLORS SHOW
    Indys Blu – “Saddest Song” on A COLORS SHOW New Orleans vocalist Indys Blu takes the COLORS stage with her single “Saddest Song,” weaving raw heartbreak and poetic reflection into a stripped-down performance that puts her powerful voice front and center. True to COLORS’ aesthetic, the minimalistic setup shines a spotlight on fresh, distinctive talent—proving sometimes less really is more when it comes to emotive music. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    COLORS: Dear Silas - Still Southern Playalistic | A COLORS SHOW
    Dear Silas, Mississippi’s own rapper-trumpeter, brings crisp cadence and jazz-infused melodies to a laid-back, electrifying take on his latest single “Still Southern Playalistic” for A COLORS SHOW. It’s a smooth fusion of Southern swagger and instrumental flair that highlights his unique style. A COLORS SHOW is all about giving fresh talent a minimalist stage to shine—check out their curated playlists, 24/7 livestream, socials and newsletter to stay in the loop on more standout performances. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    KEXP: Circles Around the Sun & Mikaela Davis - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
    Circles Around the Sun teamed up with harpist Mikaela Davis for a trippy live session on KEXP, recorded August 21, 2025. They ripped through three tracks—Hot Pursuit, After Sunrise and Moonbow—melding sun-soaked grooves with Davis’s ethereal harp and vocals. Anchored by Dan Horne (bass), Mark Levyz (drums), Adam MacDougall (keys) and John Lee Shannon (guitar), the session was hosted by Troy Nelson, engineered by Kevin Suggs, mixed by Dan Horne and mastered by Matt Ogaz. A five-camera crew (Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Scott Holpainen, Jonathan Jacobson & Luke Knecht) captured the magic and Jim Beckmann handled the edit. Check out more at circlesaroundthesun.bandcamp.com and kexp.org. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    KEXP: Jorja Smith - With You (Live on KEXP)
    Jorja Smith brings her song “With You” to life in a live KEXP studio session recorded August 8, 2025, with Benjamin Totten on guitar and Larry Mizell Jr. hosting. Behind the scenes, Kevin Suggs handled audio engineering, Matt Ogaz took care of mastering, and the camera/editing crew (Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Leah Franks, Luke Knecht) captured every moment. Dive into the full performance on kexp.org or jorjasmith.com, and snag extra perks by joining KEXP’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3I2GFN_F8WudD_2jUZbojA/join Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    KEXP: Jorja Smith - The Way I Love You (Live on KEXP)
    Jorja Smith delivers a stunning live take of “The Way I Love You” at KEXP’s Seattle studio on August 8, 2025, with Benjamin Totten on guitar and Larry Mizell Jr. keeping the vibes flowing. Audio engineer Kevin Suggs and mastering ace Matt Ogaz polish every note, while a camera crew led by Jim Beckmann (with Carlos Cruz, Leah Franks & Luke Knecht) captures all the magic—Beckmann also handles the edit. You can stream the full session on KEXP.org or jorjasmith.com, and if you’re feeling generous, join her YouTube channel for exclusive perks. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    KEXP: Jorja Smith - Try Me (Live on KEXP)
    Jorja Smith rocked a live in-studio performance of “Try Me” at KEXP on August 8, 2025, with Benjamin Totten on guitar and host Larry Mizell Jr. leading the session. Audio engineer Kevin Suggs and mastering whiz Matt Ogaz made sure it sounded flawless, while Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Leah Franks & Luke Knecht handled the multi-camera shoot and Jim Beckmann stitched it all together in post. Want more? Head to jorjasmith.com or kexp.org, or join the KEXP YouTube channel for exclusive perks and behind-the-scenes access. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    KEXP: Jorja Smith - Be Honest (Live on KEXP)
    Jorja Smith lands in the KEXP studio for a laid-back live take on “Be Honest,” recorded August 8, 2025. Stripped-down guitars from Benjamin Totten let Jorja’s silky vocals take center stage, with host Larry Mizell Jr. keeping the vibe smooth. Behind the scenes, Kevin Suggs (audio) and Matt Ogaz (mastering) polish the sound while a camera team—Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Leah Franks & Luke Knecht—and editor Jim Beckmann capture every moment. Dive deeper at jorjasmith.com or kexp.org, and snag extra perks by joining the channel! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    KEXP: Car Seat Headrest - Gethsemane (Live on KEXP)
    Car Seat Headrest Live on KEXP Car Seat Headrest dropped a raw, intimate take on “Gethsemane” live in the KEXP studio on August 22, 2025, with Will Toledo and Ethan Ives on guitars/vocals, Andrew Katz on drums, Seth Dalby on bass and Ben Roth on keys. Host Cheryl Waters kept the vibe rolling while engineer Kevin Suggs and mastering whiz Julian Martlew nailed the sound. Cameras by Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Scott Holpainen & Luke Knecht captured every moment, then Scott Holpainen stitched it all together. Check out more from the band at carseatheadrest.com or KEXP.org—and if you’re feeling extra, join their YouTube channel perks. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    KEXP: Car Seat Headrest - The Catastrophe (Good Luck With That, Man) (Live on KEXP)
    Car Seat Headrest delivered a blistering rendition of “The Catastrophe (Good Luck With That, Man)” live in the KEXP studio on August 22, 2025. Will Toledo and Ethan Ives tore through guitars and vocals, backed by Andrew Katz on drums, Seth Dalby on bass and Ben Roth’s driving keys—captured in pristine audio by host Cheryl Waters, engineer Kevin Suggs and mastering wiz Julian Martlew. A crack camera crew (Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Scott Holpainen & Luke Knecht) filmed every sweaty riff, with Holpainen handling the tight final edit. Want more? Hit up carseatheadrest.com or kexp.org, and join the YouTube channel for exclusive perks. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Polyphonic: When artists don't write their own songs
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    Rick Beato: Justin Hawkins Isn't Afraid To Talk Sh*t
    Justin Hawkins Isn't Afraid To Talk Sh*t In a candid sit-down, rock legend-turned-YouTuber Justin Hawkins spills on everything from forming The Darkness to his wild ride on social media. He dives into epic tour tales, songwriting secrets, and the pivot that turned him into a digital personality you didn’t know you needed. He also gives a shoutout to his Beato Club supporters—nearly 50 fans who keep the creative motor revving—while inviting everyone to subscribe to @JustinHawkinsRidesAgain for more behind-the-scenes shenanigans. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Creare una PWA con Laravel e Bootstrap | Building a PWA with Laravel and Bootstrap
    Introduzione | Introduction Italiano: Questo articolo è disponibile sia in italiano che in inglese. Scrolla verso il basso per la versione in inglese. English: This article is available in both Italian and English. Scroll down for the English version. Laravel in una PWA moderna Negli ultimi anni le Progressive Web App (PWA) sono diventate uno standard per offrire un’esperienza simile a quella delle app native, direttamente dal browser. Nel mio caso, volevo che il mio portfolio personale – sviluppato in Laravel + Bootstrap – potesse essere installato su dispositivi mobile e desktop, mantenendo la leggerezza di un sito classico. Il primo passo è aggiungere il file manifest.json nella directory public/. { "name": "Roberto Celano | Web Developer", "short_name": "RC Dev", "start_u…  ( 8 min )
    Golf.com: 'Stuff of Nightmares' How Banner Elk Rebuilt After Hurricane Helene
    Stuff of Nightmares: How Banner Elk Bounced Back In 2024, Hurricane Helene ripped through the South and left the tiny mountain town of Banner Elk, North Carolina, in shambles. The much-loved Elk River Club—more than just a golf course, but a community gathering spot—was among the hardest hit. Over the last year, residents, club members and local crews teamed up to clear debris, rebuild structures and breathe new life into this one-stoplight town. Their collective effort turned a disaster zone into a symbol of resilience and hometown pride. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    How Not to Think
    When my dad tried to teach me to drive a manual car, I quickly realized I was out of my depth. I'd been cruising in an automatic for years. Suddenly, I was stalling the engine left and right. At one point, I nearly drove into a gutter while trying to downshift on a turn. My dad kept repeating, "Feel the car, feel the biting point, let it breathe, be part of the car." Be part of the car? I barely felt like part of myself. But the way he said it… you could tell he loved it as much as I love computers. I thought it would be simple. It was anything but. I almost quit. Meanwhile, my friend Elorm seemed to take to it naturally. I shared my ordeal with him and he kept on saying the same thing, "Feel the breaking point. That resistance, and slowly release the pressure". He was laughing through eve…  ( 10 min )
    Mistakes Were Made
    Legacy Legacy Legacy For many years, .NET Framework has been at the core of many enterprise systems, where some of the very crucial systems we use to this day still run on this technology. Like many other things that come and go, that are discontinued, deprecated, or no longer actively supported, the same can be said for .NET Framework. Though the support policy for the framework is still active and will still be distributed with Windows, many folks have stopped ensuring backwards compatibility for the framework in new tools. Since the decision to unify the .NET Framework & .NET Core with the release of .NET 5 in 2020, a new .NET version has been released every year, with every second release being an LTS version. So the time has come for some companies to make the difficult & costly dec…  ( 11 min )
    What is Front-End Development and Why It’s the Core of Modern Web Design | Z5 CODE
    Front-end development is one of the most in-demand skills in the tech industry today. It focuses on everything that users see and interact with on a website, including the layout, colors, typography, animations, and overall design. A front-end developer builds the visual and interactive parts of a website using three main technologies: HTML to structure the content CSS to style the design JavaScript to make it dynamic and interactive Front-end developers play a key role in creating smooth and responsive user experiences across all devices and browsers. A well-developed front-end ensures not only a beautiful design but also usability and performance. If you want to start learning front-end development step by step, visit Z5 CODE : https://z5code.blogspot.com ... a modern educational platform focused on programming and web development with clear and practical tutorials. Start your learning journey today with Z5 | CODE.  ( 6 min )
    JWT Authentication Explained: Access vs Refresh Tokens
    What is JWT? Authentication: Proving who you are (like logging in). Now let's talk about how JWTs are used for authentication, specifically with two types of tokens: access tokens and refresh tokens. These help keep your login session (the time you're signed in) safe and smooth. Access Tokens: The Short-Term Key Short lifespan: It doesn't last long; maybe just a few minutes to a few hours. This is on purpose! If someone steals it, they can't use it forever, which makes it safer. Stored in memory: It's kept in a temporary spot on your device (like in the app's short-term memory, not saved to a file or disk). This reduces risks because if your device is hacked, it's harder for thieves to find and steal it. What it contains: Inside the token, there's info about you, like your user ID (who yo…  ( 9 min )
    Day 9 of Documenting my Learning Journey
    What I learnt Today I was to do a a mini project on reversing a string. Later track , commit and push the mini-project to my public github repo python-concepts. About the Project I was to allow a user to enter their own string and store that string in a variable. Reverse a string either through a loop or slicing. Output the input of the user and the reversed string. Challenges I faced During reversing I didn't know how will I will indicate the ending index. I had learnt you have to specify the starting and ending index. For the starting i knew it was negative 1(-1) as we are reversing. How I solved the challenge See Example Below in Action: Resources I used What's Next I'll be doing a project on building a simple calculator app.  ( 6 min )
    Implementing a Language Server with Language Server Protocol - Basic Completion (Part 5)
    1. Introduction In the previous post, I covered how we can show documentation upon hovering on any field in a JSON schema. At this point, we already have all of the lower-level functionality required to navigate the JSON schema as well as the JSON file being edited. This post will directly use those classes to implement completion, aka autocomplete. In my opinion, completion is vital for one minor and one major reason. The minor reason is that it helps cut down on repeated typing. This may not be as pronounced in the case of ARM templates as it is in other languages. The major reason I consider completion to be critical for a good editor experience is because it provides instant feedback about the correctness of the code you just wrote. If you are writing the name of a property and the c…  ( 9 min )
    Mocking GPS Location in iOS: A Simple Guide
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    The Talent War Myth: Why Great IT Recruiters Are Building Communities, Not Hunting Candidates
    The technology industry constantly references a talent war, describing recruitment as competitive combat where companies battle for scarce developer resources. This framing creates adversarial dynamics that harm both recruiters and candidates. The most effective IT recruitment professionals reject war metaphors entirely, instead building communities that attract talent through genuine relationship cultivation rather than aggressive pursuit. Why the War Mentality Fails Treating recruitment as warfare creates transactional interactions that developers find off-putting. The hunting mentality reduces people to targets, opportunities to numbers, and relationships to conversions. Developers sense this commodification immediately and disengage from recruiters who approach them as prey rather than…  ( 10 min )
    Beyond the Layer: Unveiling the Power of a Well-Chosen Men's Coat
    In the symphony of men's fashion, individual garments play different roles. Some are subtle, others foundational. But then there's the men's coat – a piece that transcends mere functionality. It's not just "Beyond the Layer"; it's an undeniable statement, a sartorial cornerstone capable of "unveiling the power of a well-chosen men's coat" and profoundly impacting one's presence and overall style. The Transformative Nature of Outerwear Think of an outfit as a book. Your shirt and trousers might be the intriguing chapters, but your coat is the cover – the first impression, the defining aesthetic that sets expectations and communicates your essence. A coat has the unique ability to elevate, define, or even completely transform an ensemble. It's the most visible part of your cold-weather attir…  ( 8 min )
    How Your Website Updates Automatically When You Push to GitHub
    ` Ever wondered how some websites seem to update instantly the moment you push new code to GitHub? That magical moment when you commit, refresh your live site, and — boom — all the changes are there. ✨ It’s not magic, though — it’s automation at work. Platforms like Vercel, Render, Netlify, or Heroku listen to your GitHub repository and automatically redeploy your project every time you push a change. This means your live site always stays up to date without touching an FTP client, terminal commands, or even logging into your server. Even if you’re running your own server — say, a DigitalOcean droplet — you can set up the same kind of automation using GitHub Actions, webhooks, or deployment scripts. Once configured, your site will update automatically whenever you push code. Why does this matter? Saves time: No manual uploads or restarts. Keeps everything consistent: Your dev changes reflect on the live site instantly. Peace of mind: Focus on coding, not deployments. It’s a small setup that makes a huge difference in your workflow — and once it’s in place, it feels almost like magic. ✨ If you want, I can walk you through setting this up step by step for your own projects, whether it’s Vercel, DigitalOcean, or any custom server. Happy coding! 💻 Well, I will be posting these kinds of blogs on a place called designndev.com, do check that out please. It will help you and me.  ( 6 min )
    Introducing AWS Bedrock AgentCore: A Modular Platform for Deploying AI Agents at Enterprise Scale -Part I
    What is AWS Bedrock AgentCore? Amazon Bedrock AgentCore (AgentCore) is a suite of managed, modular services from AWS that enables organizations to build, deploy, and scale AI agents in production environments. It provides the essential runtime, identity, memory, observability, and integration layers that agentic AI applications need all without the complexity of provisioning or managing infrastructure (Serverless). AgentCore is runtime framework and model-agnostic, supporting open source agentic frameworks like LangGraph, CrewAI, and Strands Agents, and interoperating with MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers for tool discovery and integration. This flexibility allows developers to build agents that reason, plan, and act across APIs, data sources, and enterprise systems all within a secu…  ( 11 min )
    🧩 Diseñar un Design System (y no morir en el intento... o si)
    📍 Introducción. Design System(DS) he tenido la oportunidad de trabajar con algunos y he visto detalles que creo que pudieran hacernos las vida mas fácil con un poco más de planeación así que averigüemos como nos va. 🎯 Define tu propósito. Un Design System(DS) no es un fin en sí mismo; es una respuesta a un problema de consistencia, escalabilidad y colaboración. Por eso antes de empezar, hazte las siguientes preguntas. ¿Para qué proyecto o ecosistema lo vas a usar? ¿Será un solo producto (Por ejemplo una app móvil o dashboard interno) o varios proyectos comparten la misma identidad visual? ¿Será solo visual o también funcional? Algunos DS nacen solo como guías visuales (Colores, tipografías, espaciado). ¿Quienes lo usarán? (Solo tu, o varios equipos) Si eres el único desarrollador, del DS…  ( 9 min )
    Andrew Huang: Beautiful new music making environment! (GRM Atelier)
    TL;DR: Andrew Huang got early access to GRM Tools Atelier, a slick new modular music environment packed with unique global features and a jaw-dropping modulation system. He walks through its audio generators and processors, showing off how you can craft wild, evolving sounds in real time. He wraps up with his final thoughts on workflow and creativity—plus a friendly shout-out to GRM for the collab—while sprinkling in links to his plugins, courses, socials and gear recommendations. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    COLORS: Nono La Grinta - LOVE YOU | A COLORS SHOW
    Nono La Grinta brings raw energy to the COLORS stage with “LOVE YOU,” laying down every line in razor-sharp detail as a tantalizing preview of his upcoming debut project. This Paris-based rapper’s gritty delivery and uncompromising vibe make it a must-watch performance—stream it now and stay tuned for more. True to its minimalist ethos, COLORSxSTUDIOS continues to shine a spotlight on breakthrough artists with curated playlists, 24/7 live streams and a distraction-free setup. Follow on YouTube, TikTok, Spotify and through the COLORS newsletter to catch the next big thing. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    COLORS: Indys Blu - Saddest Song | A COLORS SHOW
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    COLORS: Dear Silas - Still Southern Playalistic | A COLORS SHOW
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    KEXP: Jorja Smith - The Way I Love You (Live on KEXP)
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    KEXP: Jorja Smith - Try Me (Live on KEXP)
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    KEXP: Jorja Smith - Be Honest (Live on KEXP)
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    KEXP: Car Seat Headrest - Gethsemane (Live on KEXP)
    Car Seat Headrest hit the KEXP studio on August 22, 2025, for a raw live take of “Gethsemane,” led by Will Toledo on vocals and guitar. Backing him up were Ethan Ives (vocals, guitar), Andrew Katz (drums, vocals), Seth Dalby (bass) and Ben Roth (keys), delivering that signature indie punch straight to your speakers. Hosted by Cheryl Waters, the session was engineered by Kevin Suggs, mastered by Julian Martlew, and captured on camera by Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Scott Holpainen & Luke Knecht, with Scott Holpainen on the edit. For more tunes and behind-the-scenes action, swing by carseatheadrest.com or check out the full clip on KEXP. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    KEXP: Car Seat Headrest - The Catastrophe (Good Luck With That, Man) (Live on KEXP)
    Car Seat Headrest on KEXP Car Seat Headrest took over KEXP’s Seattle studio on August 22, 2025, delivering a rousing live rendition of “The Catastrophe (Good Luck With That, Man).” Will Toledo fronts the set on vocals and guitar with Ethan Ives doubling on both, Andrew Katz driving the beat (and chiming in on vocals), plus Seth Dalby on bass and Ben Roth on keys. Cheryl Waters hosts the session, Kevin Suggs nails the audio engineering, and Julian Martlew handles mastering. A four-camera team (Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Scott Holpainen & Luke Knecht) captured every moment, with Scott Holpainen bringing it all together in the edit. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    KEXP: Car Seat Headrest - Planet Desperation (Live on KEXP)
    Car Seat Headrest Live on KEXP Car Seat Headrest dropped a fiery live take of “Planet Desperation” in the KEXP studio on August 22, 2025. Will Toledo leads the charge on vocals and guitar, joined by Ethan Ives (guitar/vocals), Andrew Katz (drums/vocals), Seth Dalby (bass) and Ben Roth (keys), all brought to you by host Cheryl Waters. Behind the scenes, Kevin Suggs handled the audio recording, Julian Martlew nailed the mastering, and cameras rolled under Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Scott Holpainen & Luke Knecht, with Scott Holpainen editing. Stay tuned at carseatheadrest.com and kexp.org, or join the YouTube channel for perks! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    The Attention Economy's Endgame - Why Intelligence is the New Currency
    We're moving from an economy where you're paid for what you know to an economy where you will paid for how you think about what you don't know yet. We're living through the greatest economic transformation since the agricultural revolution, and most people are completely unaware of it. The industrial economy was based on scarcity of resources. The information economy was based on scarcity of access. The attention economy was based on scarcity of focus. We're now entering the intelligence economy, where the scarce resource is the ability to synthesize, connect, and create novel insights from infinite information. Raw intelligence isn't enough anymore. Pattern recognition algorithms can already outperform humans at identifying correlations. What's becoming valuable is meta-intelligence: the …  ( 7 min )
    I built "recipeshare" using nextjs - would love feedback
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    Andrew Huang: Beautiful new music making environment! (GRM Atelier)
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    This is a continuation of my series of articles about horizontal scaling of databases. In the first part, we discussed these topics in theory, including consistent hashing, the pitfalls of traditional hashing, and the challenges that sharding introduces at the application layer. Check it out if you haven’t already before moving forward. In this section, we will focus on the practical implementation of PostgreSQL sharding with a FastAPI backend application. As a demonstration, we'll build a link shortener app to avoid distractions from the business logic and focus more on the infrastructure and concepts of distributed database systems. This is the repository with the complete code - https://github.com/Artemooon/postgres-shards First, we need to start a local cluster with Postgres instances.…  ( 10 min )
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    What I self host
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    Catme — Building a FastAPI App
    As part of HNG 13, I built a small yet complete FastAPI microservice called Catme — an API that returns developer profile info along with a random cat fact fetched asynchronously from catfact.ninja. This is my first time using FastAPI and it was quite interesting that it repped its name pretty well... I had some hands-on exercise in async programming, structured error handling, and rate-limiting — . Async API Calls httpx.AsyncClient to make non-blocking requests to the Cat Facts API — it wasn't necessary given the small scale of the app but it doesn't hurt to use it, so why not? Rate Limiting with SlowAPI slowapi to protect the endpoints from abuse. Not sure why any would want to abuse a cat but you never know. /me → 5 requests/min /health → 10 requests/min Timestamping with UTC Aware…  ( 7 min )
    Cybersecurity 101 : data sanitization
    Problem TL;DR : use HMAC-SHA256 Every once in a while there is a need to perform data sanitization on personal data to be in compliance with local regulations and with the common sense. Kongo Gumi and even though if you have doubts on whether to keep the data - consider that following the information theory all data is asymptotically public or deleted. It's no more a question if, and just a question when. Designing a system right now requires consideration of the recent achievements in the domain of post-quantum cryptography Let's consider a simple use case with vehicle registration plates : we get the incoming flux of data from the speed cameras and we wish to understand the patterns leading to the excessive speeding, in this context it's a good idea to replace the license plate number …  ( 7 min )
    Inside Google Jobs Series (Part 8): Android, Chrome & Devices
    If you want to evaluate whether you have mastered all of the following skills, you can take a mock interview practice. Click to start the simulation practice 👉 Mock Interviews – AI Mock Interview Practice to Boost Job Offer Success As a seasoned recruiting director, I've spent my career analyzing the talent currents of the tech industry. Today, I'm turning my lens to Google's Devices and Services division. After meticulously reviewing over 500 job descriptions recently posted on Google's official careers portal (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/jobs/results), a clear and compelling narrative has emerged. This isn't just about filling seats; it's a strategic mobilization that signals a fundamental shift in how Google envisions the future of computing. We are witnessing the…  ( 22 min )
    Rick Beato: I Fried ChatGPT With ONE Simple Question
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    GameSpot: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Everything To Know
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    GameSpot: Pokemon Legends: Z-A Review
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    GameSpot: Ghost of Yotei Ending Explained With Creative Director and Co-Director
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    GameSpot: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Aged, But Still A Fine Wine - Review
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    IGN: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone - Official The Haunting: Predator Badlands Trailer
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    IGN: Are These Really the Top 20 NES Games? - Game Scoop! Clip
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    IGN: Pokemon Legends: Z-A - How to Get a Kanto Starter (Charmander, Bulbasaur, Squirtle)
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    IGN: Baahubali: The Epic - Official Trailer #2 (2025)
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    IGN: Rooster Fighter - Official Trailer (English Dub)
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    IGN: Rooster Fighter - Official Anime Opening (What's a Hero? by Daruma ROLLIN')
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    IGN: Is Pokemon Legends: Z-A on Switch 2 That Much Better Than Switch 1?
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    Building My Smart 2nd Brain, Part 4: The Art of Documents Searching
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    My Journey Completing the HNG Internship Stage 0 Backend Task 🚀🐱
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    My HNG 13 Journey Begins — Creating a Dynamic Profile Endpoint
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    The Truth About Machine Learning Most Experts Won't Tell You
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    Building Better YouTube Scripts: A Structured Prompt for AI Writing Assistants
    So here's something I've been working with lately—a comprehensive prompt template for generating YouTube video scripts using AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini. Not because I think AI should replace human creativity, but because sometimes you need a solid starting point, especially when staring at a blank page at 2 AM with a video deadline looming. Think of it as a requirements document, but for video content. You know how we write detailed specs for software projects? Same concept, different medium. This prompt gives AI assistants the context, structure, and constraints needed to generate usable YouTube scripts instead of generic fluff. The framework covers everything from hooks and retention optimization to engagement triggers and SEO considerations. It's particularly useful if you…  ( 10 min )
    🚀 Building a Dynamic Profile API — My HNG Backend Internship Stage 0 Experience
    Hello Dev Community 👋🏽 I recently joined the HNG Internship (Backend Track) — an intensive, hands-on program that challenges developers to solve real-world engineering tasks under tight deadlines and mentorship. For Stage 0, our first task was to build a simple RESTful API endpoint — but with a fun twist: it had to include a random cat fact fetched dynamically from an external API 🐱 This task seemed simple at first, but it turned out to be a great exercise in API integration, error handling, and clean response formatting — all key skills for backend development. Task Overview The goal was to create a GET /me endpoint that returns: ⚙️ Tools & Technologies Node.js What I Learned This task helped me strengthen my understanding of: It was a small project, but it reinforced the importance of structure and reliability in backend systems. Conclusion Stage 0 might be just the beginning, but it reminded me how powerful simple APIs can be when done right. 💬 Have you ever had to handle API errors or dynamic data fetching in your projects? Share your experience in the comments — I’d love to connect and learn from others in the community!  ( 7 min )
    A Token of My Affliction: The Hidden Pain Behind Every LLM
    Sisyphus Had a Boulder, We Have a Tokenizer Do you know why your LLM gets it wrong when you tell it to reverse the world googling? LLMs can't comprehend raw text like, "hello, i love eating cake." They rely on tokenization, a process that first breaks the sentence into pieces, or tokens: ["hello", ",", "i", "love", "eating", "cake"] But before today's complex methods, there was a naiver, simpler time when the word itself was the most sacred unit. So let's see how that evolution began. The Bag-of-Words (BoW) model treats text as a metaphorical bag of words, completely ignoring grammar and order. It works by scanning a collection of documents to build a vocabulary, then represents each document by simply counting how many times each word appears. (Image credit: Vamshi Prakash) For example, …  ( 12 min )
    Andrej Karpathy – It will take a decade to work through the issues with agents
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    KEXP: Jorja Smith - Be Honest (Live on KEXP)
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    KEXP: Jorja Smith - On My Mind (Live on KEXP)
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    Children with Autism: Powerful Ways to Support Them
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    Flexbox & Grid Playground – Master CSS Layouts Visually in 2025
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    How I Built and Consumed an External API Using FastAPI: A Practical Walkthrough
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    Hot-Reload de Configurações de Portal Manager via /actuator/refresh no Spring Boot
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    GNU Autoconf Archive & Portability Library
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    3003. Maximize the Number of Partitions After Operations
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    DB Mysql/Postgres on AWS vs Hetzner
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    Developer Tooling #007
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    GameSpot: Super Meat Boy 3D. It's good... BUT | First Look
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    Richest YouTube Star MrBeast’s Firm Files Trademark With Crypto Ambitions
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    Abstract or die: Why AI enterprises can't afford rigid vector stacks
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    EA Acquisition By Saudi PIF Faces Backlash From Game Developers Union
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    O Que É NGINX e Como Ele Funciona?
    NGINX (pronunciado "engine x") é um software de código aberto amplamente utilizado como servidor web HTTP, proxy reverso, cache de conteúdo, balanceador de carga, proxy TCP/UDP e servidor de proxy de e-mail. Desenvolvido originalmente por Igor Sysoev, o NGINX é distribuído sob a licença BSD de 2 cláusulas e é conhecido por sua flexibilidade, alto desempenho e baixo consumo de recursos. Distribuições empresariais, suporte comercial e treinamentos estão disponíveis através da F5, Inc. Ele foi projetado para lidar com cargas altas de tráfego de forma eficiente, tornando-se uma escolha popular para sites e aplicações de grande escala. O NGINX foi criado por Igor Sysoev em 2002, inicialmente para resolver problemas de desempenho em servidores web russos de alto tráfego. A primeira versão públic…  ( 9 min )
    The Future Isn't Machines. It's Algorithms
    I remember movies from my childhood — robots slowly gaining feelings, struggling with identity, and even dying like humans. Flying cars filled the skies in futuristic cityscapes. Robots weren’t just helpers; they took over jobs like cooking, cleaning, and even nursing. Holograms taught students in classrooms, guiding lessons as if they were real teachers. Back then, school discussions and headlines speculated what 2020 would look like — a world run by intelligent machines, where technology felt magical and omnipresent And now? We got something very different. Mostly recommendation systems, automation, and conversational chatbots. Not the sci-fi spectacle we imagined. We don’t have conscious robots — and honestly, I’m happy about that. Robots shouldn’t mimic humans in areas where emotions and shared life matter — where we co-live, co-exist, and interact socially. Tasks that require trust, empathy, or subtle human judgment shouldn’t be handed over to machines pretending to feel. Technology should support us, not replace the nuances of human connection. What we do have are systems that predict our preferences, understand our personalities, and take care of boring, repetitive tasks. Yes, someone could build machines in human shape. Intelligent systems already exist, capable of learning, predicting, and adapting. Combine that with human-like form, and you could have machines that seem human — acting, speaking, and reacting like us. But appearances can be deceiving. They might imitate behavior, but they don’t share experience, emotion, or understanding. From my perspective, the value isn’t in machines pretending to be people - the point is humans designing systems to make life and work easier. Maybe the future isn’t about sci-fi fantasies. Maybe it’s about making the invisible intelligent — and letting us focus on the things that actually need us. - What 'sci-fi' tech from your childhood do you wish we actually had?  ( 7 min )
    My First API Just Broke (And That Was the Point)
    Day 1 of my internship. The task seemed simple: "Build an API endpoint that returns your profile and a cat fact." Build a /me endpoint that: Returns my profile info The "Aha!" Moments External APIs Are Unreliable (And That's Normal) My first version looked like this: python@app.get("/me") async def get_profile(): response = await client.get("https://catfact.ninja/fact") cat_fact = response.json()["fact"] return {"fact": cat_fact, ...} What could go wrong? API is down → My app crashes The fix: Timeouts + error handling + fallbacks pythonasync def fetch_cat_fact(): Lesson learned: Always plan for failure. Production apps need to be resilient, not just functional. Environment Variables Aren't Just for Secrets I hardcoded my email in the code at first. Then I realized: What if I want to cha…  ( 7 min )
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    Why Darkweb Marketplace Reviews Cannot Always Be Trusted
    Darkweb marketplace reviews can be fake or misleading. Learn why they shouldn’t be trusted blindly and how to verify them. When exploring the hidden web, many users rely on darkweb marketplace reviews to decide who to trust. But here’s the hard truth — not all reviews reflect reality. In fact, fake feedback is a growing cybersecurity issue. Fake Reviews Build False Credibility Bad actors on the darkweb often use fake accounts to post glowing reviews. Because identities are anonymous, one scammer can create a fake reputation overnight. This false trust can lead researchers or curious users straight into scams. Why Reviews Alone Aren’t Reliable Unlike mainstream platforms, darkweb markets don’t use verified buyer systems. There’s no real way to confirm who left a review. Even experienced analysts and cybersecurity professionals can get misled. How to Verify Before You Trust Before relying on any review, always verify it through multiple independent sources. Trusted directories like Torbbb.com help separate real vendors from fakes. Also, pay attention to review patterns — timing, tone, and frequency often expose fraudulent activity. Security First: Question Everything Darkweb marketplace reviews should never be your only data point. Consider reputation history, listing age, and third-party validation. Cybersecurity researchers know that skepticism is a critical layer of defense. Final Thought Scammers rely on trust. That’s why careful verification matters. Use reliable platforms, cross-check information, and never let a review be the only reason you trust a source.  ( 6 min )
    HNG Internship Stage 0: Building a Profile API with Cat Facts
    The first task for the HNG Internship was to build a simple RESTful API that returns my profile information along with a random cat fact. It sounds light, but it was a great way to test the fundamentals — consuming external APIs, structuring clean JSON responses, and handling dynamic data reliably. I started by setting up a small Express server, keeping everything clean and modular. I added dotenv for environment variables and axios to handle HTTP requests. The goal was to make sure anyone could run the project locally without hardcoding personal info like my name, email, or stack. The /me endpoint was straightforward: return a JSON response with the required fields — status, user, timestamp, and fact. I made sure the timestamp updates dynamically with each request and followed the ISO 860…  ( 7 min )
    Hi, guys! I'm happy to introduce you my first series of articles about Kotlin! I'd like to ask you to read it and give me feedback how do you feel about it ;D
    Kotlin Efficiency: Code Smarter, Not Harder - Typealias 4wl2d ・ Oct 17 #programming #mobile #android #kotlin  ( 6 min )
    Kotlin Efficiency: Code Smarter, Not Harder - Typealias
    The Readability Crisis — When Complex Types Clutter Your Code As our Kotlin projects grow, we naturally build more complex abstractions. We leverage the language's powerful features — generic types, higher-order functions, and nested structures — to write flexible and reusable code. However, this power comes at a cost: signature bloat. Let's break down how a simple concept can become a readability nightmare. 1. The Higher-Order Function Problem Imagine a common scenario: a view model method that fetches a list of items and needs to handle three states: Loading, Success, and Error. Without thoughtful naming, it might look like this: fun fetchData( request: () -> Flow, transform: (T) -> R, onLoading: () -> Unit, onSuccess: (R) -> Unit, onError: (Throwable…  ( 12 min )
    Day 1253 : See It As A Sign
    liner notes: Professional : Today I wanted to focus on responding to community questions that were asked while I was out of town. I tried to keep up with them while I was away, but I was more focused on my main work and prepping for the hackathon. The good news is that I got caught up. For the stuff I didn't know, I left messages for the folks that hopefully will know the answers. Pretty good day considering I'm not feeling the greatest. Personal : Went through tracks for the radio show. Played around with items for the projects I'm looking to create. Don't really remember what else I did. Been printing some prototypes. Stuff is coming out pretty good. Just need to do some refinements. I see it as a sign that I'm going in the right direction. Got one more print happening. I'm going to put together the tracks for the radio show tomorrow. Looking to do some coding on another project that will require a web application. Going to get some dinner and get back to work. Radio show on Saturday at https://kNOwBETTERHIPHOP.com and study sessions at https://untilit.works . Have a great night and weekend! peace piece https://dwane.io / https://HIPHOPandCODE.com  ( 6 min )
    🚀 FSCSS Drops count() and length() Methods
    Simplify Your CSS Magic! 🎉 Hey Devs! The latest FSCSS@1.1.0 release just landed, and it’s bringing two shiny new methods to level up your stylesheet game: count() and length(). If you love writing clean, expressive CSS without jumping through hoops, these are about to become your new best friends. Let’s dive in! 😎 count(): Generate Number Sequences Like a Pro count() method is here to save you from manually typing number sequences. Need incremental values for animations, margins, or array indexing? count() has you covered. count(limit) /* Starts at 1, goes to limit */ count(limit, step) /* Custom step size */ Quick Example exec(_log, "count(5)") /* Outputs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 */ exec(_log, "count(10, 2)") /* Outputs: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 */ Imagine creating staggered animations without a single…  ( 7 min )
    I don't understand why my Minimal API doesn't bring up swagger
    I have a Blazor Web Application I've been working on (Visual Studio 2022 and .NET 9). This application had 4 VS projects in the solutions, one of them was a Minimal API app. Due to problems I encountered with that configuration, I have decided to migrate the Minimal API project out of that VS solution, into a new VS solution that has only one VS project, which is the Minimal API from the other VS solution. However, I've found that when debugging the new VS solution it does not bring up Swagger. I've tried using GitHub Copilot, but that just resulted in following Copilot running along a rabbit trail. So, I'm posting the Program.cs file from the new VS solution. Please review and tell me what I'm doing wrong. using AutoMapper; using Azure.Identity; using Azure.Extensions.AspNetCore.Configur…  ( 7 min )
    💰 50 Real Ways Developers Can Earn Money from Open Source (With Links & Practical Tips)
    💡 “Open Source doesn’t mean working for free — it means working with freedom.” If you’re a developer contributing to open source, you’ve probably heard this question a hundred times: “Can you actually earn money from open source?” The short answer: Yes, absolutely. many ways — 50, to be exact. Let’s dive into all the real, ethical, and developer-friendly ways you can turn your open-source passion into a sustainable income. Open source has changed the world — from Linux to VS Code, from React to Kubernetes. people like you — spending nights and weekends building something amazing. The truth? make money from your code, knowledge, and community — without compromising the open-source spirit. Let’s explore. Sometimes, the easiest way to earn is simply to ask for support. People and companies w…  ( 9 min )
    KEXP: Car Seat Headrest - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
    Car Seat Headrest rocked the KEXP studio on August 22, 2025 with a tight four-song set featuring “Lady Gay,” “The Catastrophe (Good Luck With That, Man),” “Gethsemane,” and “Planet Desperation.” The session was hosted by Cheryl Waters, captured by audio engineer Kevin Suggs, and polished by mastering whiz Julian Martlew. Backing frontman Will Toledo (vocals, guitar) were Ethan Ives (vocals, guitar), Andrew Katz (drums, vocals), Seth Dalby (bass), and Ben Roth (keys), while Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Scott Holpainen & Luke Knecht handled the cameras and Scott Holpainen took on editing duties. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    IGN: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2: First 12 Minutes of Gameplay
    Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2: First 12 Minutes of Gameplay IGN has released a crisp 4K 60FPS capture of the opening 12 minutes of Bloodlines 2 on PlayStation 5, giving fans an early look at the sequel to the cult-classic RPG. You’ll dive straight into the dark, vampire-filled streets, meet key characters, and get a taste of the game’s narrative style and engaging combat. Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to the World of Darkness, this teaser offers a solid glimpse of what’s in store—moody visuals, immersive storytelling, and that signature Vampire: The Masquerade vibe. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    IGN: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone - Official The Haunting: Predator Badlands Trailer
    Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone just got a serious upgrade with The Haunting: Predator Badlands Trailer—watch as the iconic alien hunter crash-lands into the action, ready to track and ambush foes with its deadly arsenal. The Predator is playable now in both games, so gear up, jump into the Badlands, and get ready for some bone-chilling hunts. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Unlocking Model Fusion: Sharper Merges Through Subspace Purification
    Unlocking Model Fusion: Sharper Merges Through Subspace Purification Tired of model merges that end up worse than the originals? Ever felt like you're mixing apples and oranges, resulting in a mushy mess? The promise of combining specialized models into a single, more versatile entity often falls short due to conflicting information and redundant parameters. The key to successful model merging lies in isolating and preserving the relevant task-specific knowledge. We've developed a technique that analyzes the internal representations of fine-tuned models to identify and extract the essential components for each task within a shared knowledge subspace. This involves a process we call 'purification' – selectively amplifying task-relevant weights and suppressing the irrelevant noise before t…  ( 7 min )
    Why I Rewrote Nocta CLI in Rust (Even Though I Didn't Need To)
    When I first built the Nocta UI CLI, it was a simple JavaScript tool — a few Node scripts that let developers initialize projects, install components, and sync their design tokens. It worked great, and honestly, it didn't need to change. But like many dev experiments, this rewrite started with curiosity, not necessity. I'd recently come across how packages like @openai/codex ship native Rust binaries inside an npm package — completely transparent to the end user. You install or run it via npx, and under the hood, you're actually executing optimized compiled code. That idea stuck with me. Could I make Nocta CLI work the same way — still npm-first, but powered by Rust under the hood? Turns out, yes. The new CLI lives here: 👉 @nocta-ui/cli on npm 👉 GitHub repo You can still run it exact…  ( 8 min )
    Moving a Domain to Another Registrar
    The Situation The domain for my first SaaS project 1st-things-1st.com was registered with GoDaddy. Even though the whole project was already running under my company’s name, I never really bothered to move the domain to my company’s account at Namecheap. Last week I noticed that the domain was about to expire, and I thought, alright, time to finally do it. I had never transferred a domain before, so I wasn’t sure how it would go or whether I could pull it off without any downtime. Here’s how it went. Namecheap has this feature called “Transfer to Us.” You just follow a few simple steps: request a transfer for your domain, enter a one-time Auth code (also called as EPP - Extensible Provisioning Protocol - code) from another registrar to confirm you’re the owner, and pay for another year. …  ( 7 min )
    Mastering Git Branching Strategies: Finding the Right Fit for Your Team
    🚀 Introduction Imagine your dev team as a group of superheroes. Everyone’s got powers, everyone’s working on different missions, but if you all start blasting lasers at the same target with no coordination, you’ll end up destroying the city instead of saving it. That’s where git comes in, it is powerful and gives developers the freedom to create isolated workspaces, experiment, and collaborate without stepping on each other’s toes. But with this freedom comes chaos and without a branching strategy teams often end up with messy histories, endless merge conflicts, and uncertain deployment flows. A good branching strategy doesn’t just organize code. It shapes how your team collaborates, delivers features, fixes bugs, and ships products. In this article, we’ll explore the most popular Git b…  ( 11 min )
    Improving Binary Security in Mobile Application: A Deep Dive into Obfuscation
    Introduction Mobile applications increasingly serve as the gateway to critical business operations, making them high-value targets for reverse engineering and code tampering. This threat is formally recognized in the OWASP Mobile Top 10 (2024) risks. This category highlights M7: Insufficient Binary Protection enable attackers to extract secrets, reverse engineer proprietary logic, and repackage apps for malicious use. In the context of React Native, this threat is especially relevant because the application’s core logic is bundled in JavaScript and then compiled into Hermes bytecode for performance optimization. While the use of Hermes offers a foundational layer of obfuscation through bytecode compilation, it is not a foolproof defense. Its output can still be decompiled or analyzed by …  ( 9 min )
    🔥🚨 Global Crypto Regulations Are Heating Up!💥
    Imagine this: banks that once feared crypto are now opening their doors 🏦✨. Countries where rules were murky are finally making the market transparent 🌍💡. And while most people are still stuck on what is Bitcoin💸, the world around it is moving faster than your phone charging ⚡️📱. Here’s what’s going down: 🇺🇸🚨 40+ US States Are Steps Ahead ⚡️ 40 US states are experimenting with crypto rules, each creating unique opportunities: 🇺🇦 Ukraine Prepares a Crypto Revolution 🔥 In early September, Ukraine’s Parliament approved the first reading of Bill No. 10225-d 📜, regulating the circulation of virtual assets. As, Founder and President of WhiteBIT Group, Volodymyr Nosov noted: “Clear rules of the game and a business-friendly approach could bring back the capital of Ukrainian crypto enthusiasts who are now mostly working abroad” 💼🌍 Ukraine is shaping its chance to become a crypto hub - and it’s only the beginning 🔑✨ https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/61777 🏦 US: Erebor Bank Approved 🚀 Federal regulators gave preliminary approval to Erebor Bank, backed by Palmer Luckey, Peter Thiel, and Joe Lonsdale 💥. Jonathan Gould calls it “an important first step” toward a dynamic federal banking system ⚡️. Crypto officially earns its seat at the traditional finance table 🪑💎. 💡 Takeaway: Crypto without rules is chaos 🌪️, but with the right regulations it becomes a machine for money, tech, and future-building 💎🤖. Who knows what’s next? The race is on, and only those who move fast will ride the next wave 🌊🔥.  ( 7 min )
    Adding a new feature to vscode-pets project
    For my Hacktoberfest contribution, I worked on making the fetch ball in vscode-pets configurable in a more user-friendly way. Originally, the ball color was hard-coded to a bright green, so every time you threw a ball it looked the same. The issue I picked up aimed to let users choose a color without interrupting their workflow, while keeping consistent with the project’s existing UX conventions. I started by forking the repository, creating a small feature branch, and reading through the code to find where the ball was created and rendered. The key files I touched were the module that draws and manages the ball, and the extension’s package.json, where user settings are declared. My first prototype added a QuickPick prompt that appeared on each throw so the user could pick a color. That wo…  ( 7 min )
    I Built My Own Service Using Neural Networks Without Knowing Code
    I've been following neural networks for a long time—back in 2016, I wrote an article about how these things would do all the work for copywriters and editors. Back then, AI was very dumb, and only geeks played with it, detecting cat faces in photos of random stuff. I seriously dove into the technology around 2023 when more or less adequate ChatGPT and Midjourney models appeared. Since then, I started figuring out neural networks, created Neurozeh, and now use AI every day in work and daily life. I Wanted to Create a Service Using Only Neural Networks I already have a running business that's doing well without my constant involvement. I wanted to launch something for myself—a service that would generate additional income. I didn't want to involve developers or spend months on development, s…  ( 12 min )
    I Just Started Learning to Code — Here's How I Built My First ‘Vibe Project’
    A few months ago, I started learning to code. No bootcamp, no CS degree — just pure curiosity and late-night Googling. Instead of going through 100 tutorials back-to-back, I decided to build something real. Something useful. Something that actually solved a problem I was facing. That’s how my first “vibe project” was born: During an ongoing state election, I was trying to find a complete list of candidates by district and party. The data does exist — but it’s all over the place: Some are in PDFs from election commissions Some are posted on party websites Some are shared in news articles, often without full detail And most are completely unsearchable or unstructured I realized that even something as basic as “who is contesting from where” is not easy to track — unless you’re willing to spe…  ( 7 min )
    The Symphony of One: Conducting Node.js Monorepos with Lerna, Nx, and Turborepo
    You stand at the precipice of a sprawling codebase. What began as a single, elegant application has blossomed into a ecosystem: a frontend, a backend, a suite of shared libraries, and a handful of experimental microservices. They live in separate Git repositories, a strategy that once felt like organization but now feels like fragmentation. A simple change to a shared utility library becomes a dizzying dance of npm link, version bumps, and coordinated publishes. This is the chaos that the monorepo promises to tame. But a monorepo is not a magic incantation. It is a philosophy, a commitment to a new way of structuring work. And like any great undertaking, it requires the right tools. This is not a tutorial. It is a journey. We are not cargo-culting configurations; we are architects, compose…  ( 10 min )
    Hitting the Ground Running with HNG Backend Stage 0 🚀
    I've been focused on mastering Node.js and Express, and I finally got the chance to put theory into practice with HNG's backend Internship. My first task? Backend Wizards Stage 0: Build a Dynamic Profile Endpoint. The goal was to create a single GET /me endpoint that nailed three things perfectly: Serves my profile details (name, stack). Generates a dynamic, current ISO 8601 UTC timestamp. Fetches a random Cat Fact from an external API, with robust error handling (5-second timeout and fallback!). This task was a great lesson in translating type-safe code into a robust, deployed API. You can find the full Node.js/Express/TypeScript implementation and the complete setup instructions on my GitHub repository here: https://github.com/JoshTeflon/HNG-BE-Stage-0 #HNG13 #BackendDevelopment #TypeScript #Nodejs #Express #API  ( 6 min )
    The Sculptor's Studio: Carving Modularity from the Rails Monolith
    I used to believe a powerful application was a single, solid block of marble. My early Rails apps were like Michelangelo's "David" – breathtaking from a distance, but a nightmare to change. Tweak a finger, and you risked shattering the whole statue. This was the era of the Monolithic Sculptor. We worshipped the single, majestic codebase. Our app directory was a quarry where every tool was readily available, but where the sound of one chisel affected all others. Then I encountered my first major feature pivot. A simple request – "Let's allow login with both email and username" – sent tremors through the entire codebase. I found myself touching User models, session controllers, validation logic, and half a dozen view templates. The sculpture was solid, but it was also brittle. My journey tow…  ( 9 min )
    My First Dev.to Post: Building Beautiful iOS Apps with SwiftUI
    Hey everyone! 👋 I’m excited to share my very first post here on dev.to. As an iOS developer working with Swift and SwiftUI in Xcode, I want to kick things off by talking about why SwiftUI has completely changed the way I build apps. When I first started with UIKit, I loved the control it gave me—but it often felt verbose and repetitive. Then came SwiftUI, and suddenly: UI code became declarative instead of imperative Previews in Xcode let me see changes instantly Building for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and even watchOS felt unified Here’s a tiny example that shows the beauty of SwiftUI: import SwiftUI struct ContentView: View { var body: some View { VStack(spacing: 20) { Text("Hello, Dev.to! 👋") .font(.largeTitle) .fontWeight(.bold) Button(action: { print("Button tapped!") }) { Text("Tap Me") .padding() .background(Color.blue) .foregroundColor(.white) .cornerRadius(10) } } .padding() } } That’s it. No storyboards. No boilerplate. Just clean, readable code that describes the UI. In upcoming posts, I’ll dive into: Animations in SwiftUI that make apps feel alive ✨ Best practices for structuring SwiftUI projects 🏗️ Tips for combining SwiftUI with UIKit when needed 🔗 Real-world examples from apps I’ve built 📱 Since this is my first post, I’d love to hear from you: What’s your favorite SwiftUI feature? Do you still prefer UIKit for certain cases? Any topics you’d like me to cover next? Drop a comment below -- I’d love to start a conversation with fellow iOS devs here on dev.to.. 🚀 Thanks for reading my very first post! If you found this interesting, consider following me -- I’ll be sharing more Swift and SwiftUI content soon. 🙌  ( 6 min )
    The "Rails Way" vs. "The Right Way": A Painter's Journey Beyond the Canvas
    For years, I thought mastery was found within the lines. I was an apprentice, handed a set of brushes known as Ruby on Rails. Its philosophy, "The Rails Way," was my sacred text. Convention over Configuration. Don't Repeat Yourself. It was a beautiful, pre-stretched canvas, with the initial sketch already laid out. My early paintings were joyous. A few strokes of a generator command, and a fully functional blog would appear, as if by magic. rails g scaffold Post title:string body:text. It felt like cheating. The framework was my master, and I was its faithful scribe, learning the elegant dance of Models, Views, and Controllers. This was the Apprentice Phase. I revered the dogma. Fat models, skinny controllers? A commandment. The Asset Pipeline? The one true path. To question it was heresy.…  ( 9 min )
    Experience Worship Anywhere: The Power of Live Sermons
    Live sermons have transformed the way believers engage with spiritual teachings, offering real-time access to messages from pastors and ministry leaders. Whether streamed from a local church or a global ministry, Live sermons allow audiences to participate in worship, receive guidance, and connect with God’s Word from the comfort of their homes or on the go. This technology bridges distances, ensuring that everyone can experience the power of communal worship and teaching regardless of location. Traditionally, attending a physical church service was the primary way for Christians to hear sermons. With the advent of live streaming technology, Live sermons have become accessible to anyone with an internet connection. Ministries now broadcast their services in real-time, allowing viewers to e…  ( 8 min )
    From Bloated Container to Sculpted Artifact: The Art of the Node.js Dockerfile
    You’ve been here before. You docker build -t my-app . and a few minutes later, you have an image. It runs. You ship it. But in the quiet moments, a feeling nags at you. That image is… bulky. It feels like you’ve packed your entire workshop—every tool, every wood shaving, every half-used can of paint—just to ship a single, finished chair. As senior developers, we’ve moved beyond "it works." We strive for elegance, efficiency, and robustness. We are not mere assemblers of code; we are artisans of systems. And today, we're going to treat the humble Dockerfile not as a configuration script, but as a blueprint for a masterpiece. This is the journey from a naive container to a secure, lean, and production-ready artifact. Our chosen medium is Node.js, but the principles are universal. Dockerfile …  ( 10 min )
    Designing a Centralized Rate Limiter for Java Microservices — The Why, The How, and The Lessons
    When you work with distributed systems long enough, you start to realize that the hardest problems aren’t just about scaling up — they’re about staying consistent while scaling. A few months ago, I faced exactly that challenge: our ecosystem of Java microservices had grown rapidly, and each team implemented its own flavor of throttling and rate limiting. Some relied on API Gateway limits, others built ad hoc counters, and a few had no controls at all. The result? Inconsistent API behavior, uneven load distribution, and occasional downstream strain. That’s when I decided to design a centralized rate limiting and throttling mechanism that every microservice could adopt effortlessly — without adding extra network hops or maintenance overhead. In a distributed environment, rate limiting isn’t …  ( 8 min )
    Scaling Your Playwright Tests: A Fixture for Multi-User, Multi-Context Worlds
    In modern web applications, testing different user roles and permissions is not just a good idea—it's a necessity. How do you efficiently test an admin, an editor, and a viewer in a single test suite? How do you ensure these tests can run in parallel without stepping on each other's toes? The answer lies in building a robust and scalable testing architecture. With Playwright, the fixtures is our best friend. It allows us to abstract away complex setup and teardown logic to a dependency injection features, providing our tests with the exact environment they need to run. Today, we're going to build a powerful, worker-scoped Playwright fixture that manages multiple user contexts. This solution is designed for scalability, allowing you to run tests in parallel, each with its own isolated user …  ( 12 min )
    Proyecto base para construir una aplicación con NestJS + Astro + Prisma + PG Por si a alguien le sirve, utilicé este repo para un taller de programación que di hace algunas semanas https://github.com/Audelabs/nodejs-workshop
    GitHub - Audelabs/nodejs-workshop: Proyecto base para construir una aplicación con NestJS + Astro + Prisma + PG Proyecto base para construir una aplicación con NestJS + Astro + Prisma + PG - Audelabs/nodejs-workshop github.com  ( 6 min )
    January 1, 1970 is a very special date in programming. Not because anything groundbreaking happened that day (no revolutionary app launched, no tech billionaire was born), but what really happened is a mind-blowing fact.
    Why January 1, 1970 Is the Most Important Date in programming (And You've Probably Never Heard of It) Bishop Abraham ・ Oct 17 #programming #computerscience #technology #software  ( 6 min )
    IGN: Call of Duty vs. Battlefield: The Last Great Gaming Rivalry
    Call of Duty vs. Battlefield: The Last Great Gaming Rivalry The once-soaring era of video-game rivalries may be winding down, but this one’s still firing on all cylinders. While Sonic has peacefully joined Mario and Madden buried NFL 2K ages ago, CoD and Battlefield keep duking it out as the FPS throne’s ultimate contenders. Activision’s Call of Duty currently holds the high ground, but with success comes complacency—and EA’s Battlefield is always lurking, ready to pounce. As Black Ops 7 and Battlefield 6 loom on the horizon, fans can expect the hottest showdown in shooter history. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Swarm Intelligence: Unlocking AI Understanding Through Mimicry
    Swarm Intelligence: Unlocking AI Understanding Through Mimicry Imagine teaching a child simply by letting them observe slightly different perspectives of the same object, never directly telling them what it is. This is the key to enabling true AI understanding. The core idea revolves around creating a system where multiple, independent neural networks, each with a limited view of the input data, learn by cross-referencing each other. These networks, in essence, 'teach' each other through a collaborative process, building a richer and more nuanced understanding of the data than any single network could achieve alone. This approach mirrors how biological brains process information, distributing the learning task and building robust representations. Think of it like a group of artists, each…  ( 7 min )
    What is an online backlink tool and how does it help improve SEO performance?
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    Flip Book
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    Kiro Did It! – From Prompt to Customer API & UI Using Vibe Coding!
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    How to Study Machine Learning with Two Variables
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    Raw XPath is Dead: How XPathy's Fluent API Solves Your Flaky Test Problem
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    Why January 1, 1970 Is the Most Important Date in programming (And You've Probably Never Heard of It)
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    Things I thought I didn't need while learning web development (part 1)
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    Meet XPathy: The Fluent Java API That Makes Raw XPath Obsolete
    For years, UI automation engineers have struggled with the same nemesis: raw XPath strings. They're brittle, hard to read, and prone to silent errors caused by a misplaced bracket, quote, or function. Balancing string concatenation, single quotes, and double quotes to build complex locators is a maintenance headache that slows down test development and makes debugging a nightmare. XPathy is a lightweight Java library built to solve this problem. It replaces manual string manipulation with a fluent, object-oriented API, allowing developers to build sophisticated Selenium locators using clear, chainable methods. XPathy makes raw XPath obsolete by turning the process of locator creation into a declarative, business-readable task. The goal of a locator is to express a test's intent. Instead of…  ( 8 min )
    LLPY-14: Evaluación y Métricas de Calidad - Midiendo el Éxito del RAG
    🎯 El Desafío de Medir Calidad en RAG Imagina que tu sistema RAG está en producción: ✅ API responde en 1-3 segundos ✅ 100+ requests por día ✅ Usuarios parecen contentos Pero hay preguntas críticas sin respuesta: ¿Las respuestas son correctas? ¿El LLM está inventando información (hallucinations)? ¿Los documentos recuperados son relevantes? ¿Qué % de queries tienen buena calidad? ¿Cómo identificar y fix problemas sistemáticos? Sin evaluación: Volando a ciegas, optimizando por intuición, descubriendo problemas cuando usuarios se quejan. La Magnitud del Problema Dimensiones de Calidad en RAG Un sistema RAG tiene múltiples puntos de falla: Query → Embedding → Qdrant Search → Reranking → LLM Generation → Answer Cada paso puede fallar: ├─ Embedding: Query mal entendido ├─ Search: …  ( 16 min )
    LLPY-13: CI/CD con GitHub Actions - Automatización Completa
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    LLPY-12: Docker y Containerización - De Desarrollo a Producción
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    LLPY-11: Terraform - Infraestructura como Código
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    Running Evals on LangChain Applications: A Practical, End-to-End Guide
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    LLPY-09: Phoenix y OpenTelemetry - Observabilidad Completa
    🎯 El Desafío de Debugging en Sistemas RAG Imagina que tu sistema RAG está en producción: ✅ API recibe 100+ req/s ✅ Pipeline complejo: Embedding → Qdrant → Reranking → LLM ✅ Múltiples servicios integrados Pero hay un problema: ¿Cómo debuggeas cuando algo sale mal? Preguntas sin Respuesta Performance: "¿Por qué esta query tardó 5 segundos cuando debería tomar 2?" Quality: "¿Por qué el LLM generó una respuesta incorrecta?" Errors: "¿Dónde falló exactamente en el pipeline?" Cost: "¿Cuántos tokens estoy consumiendo por día?" User Experience: "¿Qué % de usuarios obtienen respuestas relevantes?" Sin observabilidad: debugging a ciegas con print statements y logs dispersos. La Complejidad del RAG Pipeline User Query: "¿Cuántos días de vacaciones?" ↓ ├─ [1] Embedding gen…  ( 17 min )
    LLPY-10: Autenticación JWT con RSA - Seguridad Stateless
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    Securing Intelligence: The Complete AI Security Series [Video]
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    Understanding GPT and Large Language Models (LLMs)
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    🧠 What Is Immutability?
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    react-portalslots
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    Why Can’t I Download Some Instagram Images?
    If you’re trying to download Instagram images using tools like the Instagram Pictures Download Tool and encounter issues where some images can’t be downloaded, you may be wondering why that’s happening. While Instagram offers an easy way to view and interact with images, there are several factors that can prevent certain images from being downloaded. Let’s explore the common reasons why this might occur. Privacy Settings and Account Restrictions Private Accounts: If the image belongs to a private account, it won’t be available for download unless you follow the account. Instagram’s privacy settings restrict access to content from private accounts, and tools like the Instagram Pictures Download Tool will not be able to fetch images from private profiles unless you are authorized to view the…  ( 8 min )
    Supercharge Your Laravel App: Caching, Queues & Performance
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    Rank your design options, get A/B feedback, and collect real testimonials
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    Will the Quality of Photos and Videos Be Reduced When Downloading from Instagram?
    When you download photos and videos from Instagram, especially using third-party tools like the Instagram Post Download Tool, it’s natural to wonder whether the quality of the media will be reduced. Instagram is known for compressing content to improve load times and save bandwidth, but does this affect the quality of the content you download? Let’s break it down. Instagram’s Compression Process Instagram compresses photos and videos upon upload to optimize them for display on its platform. This process reduces file size and resolution to improve page load speeds and minimize data consumption for mobile users. The result is often a noticeable reduction in quality compared to the original file you uploaded. Impact on Downloaded Media When you download media from Instagram, the downloaded fi…  ( 8 min )
    Getting Started with Tamagui: A Complete Guide to Modern React Native Styling
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    Will the Downloaded Posts Be in Original Quality?
    When downloading Instagram posts, especially images and videos, one key question that often arises is whether the downloaded content will be in its original quality. Instagram compresses media content before it appears on the platform, but the question remains whether third-party download tools can preserve this original quality. Let's explore the quality of posts downloaded using tools like the Instagram Post Downloader. In most cases, yes, but with some considerations: Instagram's Compression of Media Instagram compresses images and videos when they are uploaded to the platform to optimize them for fast loading and display. This means that the content on Instagram is often of lower quality compared to the original files you uploaded. Instagram reduces the resolution, bitrate, and file si…  ( 7 min )
    A Beginner’s Journey with PostgreSQL
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    Puleng LenkaBula and the Weaponization of Unisa’s Inherited Instability Against Reformist Leadership
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    Can I Download Instagram Carousel Posts (Multiple Photos/Videos)?
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    Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Hands-On Labs to Extend LVM, Troubleshoot SELinux Policy, and Master Shell Scripting
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    You read that right. I spun up a Linux terminal, wrote a simple Express-like server in Node.js, and tested it with curl—all without leaving a single browser tab. I didn't SSH into a remote machine. I didn't install a local Docker container. The entire Linux environment, from the kernel to the Node.js runtime, was executing directly on my machine's CPU, completely sandboxed by my browser. Here’s exactly how I went from zero to a live server in about 60 seconds. Step 1: Launch the Environment Step 2: Create the Server File // The SANDBOX_UUID is automatically available in your server's environment. /tmp/${process.env.SANDBOX_UUID}/app.sock; // Clean up old socket file if it exists const server = http.createServer((req, res) => { // Listen on the specific socket path, not a port. Server running on unix:${socketPath}); Step 3: Run and Test It `node /workspace/app.js & curl --unix-socket /tmp/$SANDBOX_UUID/app.sock http://localhost/ ` The output appeared instantly: Hello from my browser! 🚀 It just worked. A live Node.js server, running in a full Linux userspace, inside my Chrome tab. So... How Does This Work? Think of it like a lightweight virtual machine that lives entirely within your browser tab. Stacknow uses WASM to run a complete, sandboxed Linux environment directly on your computer's CPU. Because it’s all happening inside the browser's security sandbox, the environment is totally isolated from your local computer. It can't access your files or your network. When you close the tab, the entire machine vanishes without a trace. Want to try it yourself? Head over to the Stacknow Console, pick a template, and experience it firsthand. https://console.stacknow.io  ( 7 min )
    Prompt Tracker: Turn Your Coding Sessions into a Star Wars Opening Crawl
    What if your coding sessions looked like a Star Wars opening crawl? Prompts scrolling through time, color-coded by quality, with dramatic bubbles floating across a timeline like ships in hyperspace? Prompt Tracker transforms your Claude conversation history into an entertaining, interactive visualization—part productivity tool, part time-traveling dashboard, part cinematic experience. Watch your prompting habits unfold like an epic saga, rate your greatest hits, and learn from your mistakes—all while having way more fun than you should with a JSON log file. It's both informative (analytics on your AI usage), productive (build a library of your best prompts), and genuinely entertaining (watching your 3am debugging sessions visualized as a chaotic cluster of red bubbles is oddly satisfying).…  ( 12 min )
    Event bubbling and Capturing in Java script
    What is Event Bubbling? Click Me! .addEventListener(, , {capture : boolean}); element: The element to which an event listener is attached. eventName: It can be 'click','key up','key down' etc. events. callbackFunction: This function fires after the event happened. {capture: boolean}: It tells whether the event will be in the capture phase or in the bubbling phase (optional) Welcome To Kithi's DEV Community GrandParent Parent Child <…  ( 8 min )
    DoorDash and Waymo launch autonomous delivery service in Phoenix
    The recent collaboration between DoorDash and Waymo to launch an autonomous delivery service in Phoenix marks a significant milestone in the evolution of logistics and transportation technology. This partnership not only showcases the capabilities of self-driving vehicles but also highlights how machine learning and AI can revolutionize the last-mile delivery sector. For developers and tech enthusiasts, understanding the technical nuances of this service can provide valuable insights into building scalable, autonomous solutions. This post will delve into the architecture, implementation strategies, and best practices that developers can adopt when exploring similar AI-driven applications. At the core of DoorDash and Waymo's autonomous delivery service lies a robust AI and machine learning …  ( 9 min )
    COLORS: Nono La Grinta - LOVE YOU | A COLORS SHOW
    Nono La Grinta, a Paris-based rapper, brings razor-sharp delivery and raw energy to his COLORS Show performance of “LOVE YOU,” teasing cuts from his upcoming debut project. The stripped-back setting lets every syllable hit hard, showcasing his uncompromising style. COLORS continues its mission of spotlighting standout new artists with its signature minimalist stage, 24/7 livestream and curated playlists. Dive into Nono’s world on TikTok and Instagram (@nonolagriint) or hit your favorite streaming service to catch the full vibe. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    KEXP: Circles Around the Sun & Mikaela Davis - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
    Circles Around the Sun & Mikaela Davis Live at KEXP (Aug 21, 2025) Circles Around the Sun teamed up with harpist/vocalist Mikaela Davis for a breezy live session in the KEXP studio, tearing through three instrumental grooves—“Hot Pursuit,” “After Sunrise” and “Moonbow”—while host Troy Nelson kept the energy high. Backing them up were Dan Horne on bass (and audio mixing), Mark Levyz on drums, Adam MacDougall on keys, John Lee Shannon on guitar, plus engineers Kevin Suggs (audio) and Matt Ogaz (mastering). Cameras rolled courtesy of Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Scott Holpainen, Jonathan Jacobson & Luke Knecht, with Jim also handling editing. Check out more on their Bandcamp or at KEXP.org. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    KEXP: Jorja Smith - The Way I Love You (Live on KEXP)
    Jorja Smith takes over the KEXP studio for a soulful, stripped-down rendition of “The Way I Love You,” laying down lush vocals and raw emotion in a live session recorded on August 8, 2025. Backed by guitarist Benjamin Totten and guided by host Larry Mizell Jr., this performance brings an intimate energy that feels both fresh and timeless. Behind the scenes, audio engineer Kevin Suggs and mastering wiz Matt Ogaz nail the sound, while a crack camera crew led by Jim Beckmann captures every note. Catch the full session on KEXP’s channel or head to jorjasmith.com for more. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Rick Beato: Justin Hawkins Isn't Afraid To Talk Sh*t
    Justin Hawkins opens up about everything from the early days of The Darkness to his current YouTube grind. He’s unafraid to talk sh*t, share wild stories and reflect on what it takes to pivot from stadium stages to online fame. He also gives props to his Beato Club backers—dozens of supporters who make his ride possible. If you’re into candid rock tales or guitar geekery, this is one interview you don’t want to miss. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Asus Rog Z13 Keyboard Replacement
    TLDR - I destoryed an already dysfunctional keyboard in search of answers. Found an affordable, budget-friendly creative solution! So, I got this Asus Rog Flow Z13 about a year ago from Ebay. It was super affordable. I was super excited to have a fancy device to draw on that had the power of a PC. I went one step further and bought an Asus Pen. (Yeah, the Asus pen is actually pretty great for drawing in my opinion btw, and it also works on the Microsoft Surface...) This is all fine and dandy, but then Microsoft surfaces started appearing all around me. All with fully funcitoning keyboards. There I sat, in the dark, bending the keyboard connection in just the right way so that it would work enough for the mouse and keyboard signals to register. The backlight wasn't working, so I struggled …  ( 9 min )
    Creating a Text Extension for TCJSGame: Tctxt - Complete Documentation & Tutorial
    Creating a Text Extension for TCJSGame: Tctxt - Complete Documentation & Tutorial If you're using TCJSGame for your JavaScript game projects, you might have noticed that handling text can be a bit limited. That's why I created Tctxt - a powerful text extension that makes working with text in TCJSGame as easy as working with sprites! Tctxt is a custom class that extends TCJSGame's Component class, providing enhanced text rendering capabilities with features like background padding, text alignment, stroke effects, and more. Simply add this to your HTML file after including TCJSGame: Or download the file and include it locally. new Tctxt(size, font, color, x, y, align, stroke, baseline, background, paddingX, paddingY) Pa…  ( 8 min )
    My Workflow Hacks for Music Creation: Tools That Have Streamlined My Process
    Hey everyone! As someone who loves diving into music creation, I'm always looking for ways to make the process smoother and more efficient. The technical aspects can sometimes interrupt the creative flow, and finding the right tools can make a significant difference. I wanted to share a few resources that have become part of my routine, hoping they might offer some useful insights for your own projects. One of the initial steps in many of my music projects involves establishing the tempo. Whether I'm trying to match an existing track or set a rhythm for a new idea, getting the BPM right early on is crucial. I've found that using a BPM Tapper helps significantly with this. Understanding the harmonic framework of a piece is fundamental for composing and improvising. While ear training is inv…  ( 7 min )
    2025 Complete Guide: PaddleOCR-VL-0.9B — Baidu's Ultra-Lightweight Document Parsing Powerhouse
    🎯 Key Takeaways (TL;DR) Breakthrough Achievement: A model with only 0.9B parameters ranks #1 globally on the OmniBenchDoc V1.5 leaderboard (composite score: 90.67) Comprehensive Superiority: Outperforms large multimodal models like GPT-4o, Gemini 2.5 Pro, and Qwen2.5-VL-72B Multilingual Support: Supports 109 languages, covering Chinese, English, Japanese, Arabic, Russian, and other major languages Practical Value: Accurately recognizes complex document layouts, tables, formulas, handwritten notes, and can even extract QR codes and stamps separately Lightweight & Efficient: 14.2% faster inference than MinerU2.5, 253.01% faster than dots.ocr, deployable as browser plugins What is PaddleOCR-VL? Core Technical Architecture Performance: Why Does It Surpass Large Models? Real-World Use Case…  ( 12 min )
    Sign your AWS Lambda Code
    AWS Lambda is a serverless technology that lets you deploy your application without having to deploy servers. You essentially deploy tour code, configure basic settings like memory, ephemeral storage and IAM role and that's it, you are good to go. Code signing is a security process that applies a digital signature to software code or executables to prove the authenticity and integrity of your code. So, what does it mean? You have deployed your code but how do you know the deployed code has not been tampered with? That's the problem Code Signing solves. Authenticity: the code is deployed by a trusted source like yourself or your company. Integrity: the code has not been modified since it was signed. Non-repudiation: the signer like you cannot later deny having signed it. AWS Signer is a ful…  ( 8 min )
    Looking for the best AI Meeting Tools to boost team productivity? 🚀 These tools join live calls, capture action items, summarize discussions, and automate follow-ups in real time—turning every meeting into actionable outcomes.
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    Here's How to Change GNOME Fractal's Font Size
    Fractal is a Matrix chat client, like Element, Cinny, and FluffyChat. There are many good things with chatting in Matrix: It's secure because of E2EE. You can also use any clients you want, provided that the one you choose implemented the security features of the Matrix protocol correctly. You can even self-host it, meaning you control your data. You can't go wrong with any of them on the above. It depends on your needs and your preference. If you want calling, Element and FluffyChat (experimental feature) are there for you. I like Fractal and Cinny UIs. And both of them are easy on RAM, especially Cinny. But I go with Fractal because its cross signing process is seamless. I use Element X on mobile, so I can't verify Cinny without the recovery key. Otherwise, I would go with Cinny. There's one major issue with Fractal, though. I can't change its tiny font size. Sadly, its devs mistakenly understand that texts in chat messages should be treated the same with texts in the OS/DE user interface with all the visual aids in place. To tell you the truth, I already have 1.5x scaling on my setup. I can't go further than this with a FHD screen. Enable the "Large Text" mode would also break many apps' UI at 1.5x scaling. You can go with 1.25x scaling with the Large Text mode, of which will end up with the same font size as 1.5x scaling. So, I absolutely need a bigger text to keep my eyes healthy 👀 Without further ado, here is how: Assuming you install it from Flathub which is the official channel to get the app. First, create a directory: mkdir -p ~/.var/app/org.gnome.Fractal/config/gtk-4.0 Then, use nano or any text editor to create a config file (CSS) there: nano ~/.var/app/org.gnome.Fractal/config/gtk-4.0/gtk.css Paste this content: * { font-size: 16pt; } Change your preferred font-size as needed. This method should work with any GTK4 apps. Thanks for reading 🙏 Cover Photo by Parker Coffman on Unsplash  ( 7 min )
    Daily Artificial Intelligence Digest - Oct 17, 2025
    AI Applications & Integration Recent developments highlight artificial intelligence's expanding role across critical sectors and personal computing. Google DeepMind is advancing AI solutions for clean energy fusion, demonstrating its potential for tackling global challenges. Simultaneously, Microsoft continues to integrate its AI capabilities, actively testing Copilot features within Windows 11 to enhance user interaction and productivity directly on PCs. These initiatives underscore the accelerating trend of AI moving from specialized research to widespread practical application. The growth of foundational AI models, particularly large language models like ChatGPT, presents both widespread adoption and emergent policy discussions. While OpenAI's ChatGPT maintains broad popularity, only a small fraction of users are converting to paid subscriptions, indicating challenges in monetization despite extensive use. Concurrently, public figures like Mark Cuban are raising concerns about the potential for OpenAI's content moderation policies to backfire on the company regarding controversial or sensitive content. These dynamics emphasize the ongoing balancing act between accessibility, profitability, and ethical governance in the AI ecosystem.  ( 6 min )
    🧠OrKa docs grew up: a YAML-first reference for Agents, Nodes, and Tools
    I rewrote a big slice of OrKa’s documentation after some painfully honest feedback. The summary of that feedback was clear: parts of the docs sounded like marketing, not engineering. They were more about what OrKa could be than how to actually build with it. So I did what engineers do. I deleted more words than I added, I replaced adjectives with examples, and I wrote a single source of truth for the YAML surface that OrKa exposes. This article walks through what changed, why it changed, and how to use the new reference to assemble real cognitive flows. No hype. A few jokes. Lots of YAML. If you just want the index, it is here: AGENT_NODE_TOOL_INDEX.md https://github.com/marcosomma/orka-reasoning/blob/master/docs/AGENT_NODE_TOOL_INDEX.md Spoiler: the goal is not to impress you. It is to …  ( 8 min )
    Building a Robust Express API with TypeScript and express-validator
    Introduction When you build an API, users send data to your backend — things like email addresses, usernames, and passwords. But what happens if that data is invalid or missing? That’s where validation comes in. Validation means checking that the incoming data is correct before using it. In this guide, you’ll learn how to use express-validator in a TypeScript + Express project to validate and sanitize user input. We’ll go step by step, so even if you’re new to TypeScript or Express, you’ll be able to follow along easily. express-validator is a middleware that makes input validation simple and readable. Instead of manually checking if req.body.email looks like an email or if the password is long enough, you just describe the rules, and express-validator does the checking for you. For exam…  ( 9 min )
    What’s in a Name? Fuzzy Matching for Real-World Data
    🎥 Watch the full PyCon AU 2025 talk here When you work with human-entered data (registrations, surveys, customer forms, you name it!) you soon discover that people are very creative typists. Names, schools, companies, and addresses come in with abbreviations, nicknames, missing words, and typos galore. That mess makes it hard to answer even simple questions like: “Do these two records refer to the same person?” or “How many participants came from this organisation?” At PyCon AU 2025, I explored how different fuzzy matching techniques, from traditional algorithms to generative AI, can help make sense of that chaos. String comparison looks straightforward until you meet real-world data. “PLC Sydney” might really be “Presbyterian Ladies’ College Sydney.” “Certain Collage” is obviously a …  ( 8 min )
    🧭System Design Roadmap for Data Engineers
    System Design is vital for Data Engineering. Stage 1: Foundation (Basics of Data Systems) 🎯📘 Goal: Understand how data flows, where it’s stored, and the fundamentals of distributed systems. SQL basics (PostgreSQL, MySQL) Normalization, Indexes, Joins Transactions, ACID properties Key-value stores: Redis, DynamoDB Document stores: MongoDB Columnar stores: Cassandra, Bigtable Learn the CAP Theorem (Consistency, Availability, Partition tolerance) File systems: HDFS, S3 concepts Data formats: Parquet, ORC, Avro, JSON, CSV — when to use which Compression: Snappy, Gzip Leader election, replication, partitioning Strong vs eventual consistency Read/write paths in distributed storage Stage 2: Data Pipeline Design 🎯📘 Goal: Learn how to design and orchestrate data flow from source to…  ( 7 min )
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    Developers can now add live Google Maps data to Gemini-powered AI app outputs
    Google is adding a new feature for third-party developers building atop its Gemini AI models that rivals like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, and the growing array of Chinese open source options are unlikely to get anytime soon: grounding with Google Maps. This addition allows developers to connect Google's Gemini AI models' reasoning capabilities with live geospatial data from Google Maps, enabling applications to deliver detailed, location-relevant responses to user queries—such as business hours, reviews, or the atmosphere of a specific venue. By tapping into data from over 250 million places, developers can now build more intelligent and responsive location-aware experiences. This is particularly useful for applications where proximity, real-time availability, or location-specif…
    Codev lets enterprises avoid vibe coding hangovers with a team of agents that generate and document code
    For many software developers using generative AI, vibe coding is a double-edged sword. The process delivers rapid prototypes but often leaves a trail of brittle, undocumented code that creates significant technical debt. A new open-source platform, Codev, addresses this by proposing a fundamental shift: treating the natural language conversation with an AI as part of the actual source code. Codev is based on SP(IDE)R, a framework designed to turn vibe-coding conversations into structured, versioned, and auditable assets that become part of the code repository. What is Codev? At its core, Codev is a methodology that treats natural language context as an integral part of the development lifecycle as opposed to a disposable artifact as is the case with vanilla vibe coding. According to co…
    Researchers find adding this one simple sentence to prompts makes AI models way more creative
    One of the coolest things about generative AI models — both large language models (LLMs) and diffusion-based image generators — is that they are "non-deterministic." That is, despite their reputation among some critics as being "fancy autocorrect," generative AI models actually generate their outputs by choosing from a distribution of the most probable next tokens (units of information) to fill out their response. Asking an LLM: "What is the capital of France?" will have it sample its probability distribution for France, capitals, cities, etc. to arrive at the answer "Paris." But that answer could come in the format of "The capital of France is Paris," or simply "Paris" or "Paris, though it was Versailles at one point." Still, those of us that use these models frequently day-to-day will n…
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    Astra Nova Raises $48.3M to Grow Web3, AI Entertainment Ecosystem
    The company develops no-code tools that enable creators to launch blockchain-based entertainment experiences.  ( 28 min )
    Your Company's Balance Sheet is Doomed Without Bitcoin
    The traditional corporate playbook risks not only underperformance, but a breach of fiduciary duty as cash reserves bleed away on the altar of money-printing, argues Musqet founder David Parkinson.  ( 34 min )
    Chainlink's LINK Plunges 9% as Intense Selling Overpowers Caliber's $2M Accumulation
    Nasdaq-listed Caliber purchased $2 million LINK while the Chainlink Reserve added nearly 60,000 tokens, but bears remain in control.  ( 30 min )
    Huobi Founder Li Lin to Lead $1B Ether Treasury Firm: Bloomberg
    Li Lin’s Avenir Capital is said to be teaming up with Asia's crypto pioneers to build a regulated vehicle focused on ether accumulation.  ( 28 min )
    Gold's Record Frenzy Spurs Tokenized Gold’s $1B Daily Volume
    Investors are increasingly tapping gold-backed crypto tokens for active trading and hedging, a CEX.io report said.  ( 30 min )
    Stellar Lumen's XLM Token Down 6% Amid Heavy Sell Pressure
    Stellar Lumens (XLM) slid 6.25% amid heavy institutional liquidation, even as the network’s latest protocol upgrade strengthened its enterprise-grade transaction capabilities.  ( 30 min )
    Hedera's HBAR Slides 11% as Selling Pressure Deepens
    Hedera’s native token faced sustained downward momentum over the past 24 hours, testing key support near $0.16 amid heightened trading activity and persistent bearish sentiment.  ( 30 min )
    Arthur Hayes’ Maelstrom Seeks $250M Private Equity Fund to Acquire Crypto Firms: Bloomberg
    Arthur Hayes’ Maelstrom family office is launching a private equity fund targeting infrastructure and analytics firms in crypto, aiming for $250 million in capital.  ( 28 min )
    Coinbase, Binance Among Exchanges Targeted for Widened AML Checks by French Regulator: Bloomberg
    Failure to meet the requirements set by ACPR could compromise an exchange's ability to get a MiCA license from France.  ( 28 min )
    Recent Fedspeak Confirms Intentions for Rate Cuts to Contiue: BofA
    There appeared to be consensus around growing labor market risks even as sticky inflation remains an issue.  ( 30 min )
    Japan's Top Banks Plan Joint Stablecoin Launch: Nikkei
    Mitsubishi UFJ, Sumitomo Mitsui and Mizuho Financial Groups aim to create a shared framework for stablecoin issuance and transfer, according to a story in Nikkei.  ( 29 min )
    CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Falls 2.6% as All Constituents Trade Lower
    Aave (AAVE) plummets 10.1% and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) drops 8.7%, leading index lower.  ( 26 min )
    JPMorgan Says Crypto-Native Investors Are Likely Driving the Market Slide
    Limited bitcoin outflows and heavier ether selling pointed to crypto-native liquidations as the driver of the drop.  ( 28 min )
    CoreWeave Has No Plans to Boost Price in Core Scientific Takeover Battle
    The company calls its offer for CORZ “best and final” as it counters hedge fund criticism and urges investors to back the deal.  ( 29 min )
    Crypto Markets Today: BTC, Altcoins Plunge as Liquidity Tightens and Gold Demand Soars
    Bitcoin drops below its 200-day average to near $104,500 amid broad sell-off; $1.2B in liquidations signal mounting stress as traders brace for further downside.  ( 35 min )
    Ethereum-Based Uniswap Adds Solana Support in Win for Tackling DeFi Fragmentation
    This could simplify the user experience, removing the need to use complex bridges or switch between different wallets and applications  ( 30 min )
    Credit Market's 'Cockroach' Problem Hits BTC as $1.2B Gets Liquidated: Crypto Daybook Americas
    Your day-ahead look for Oct. 17, 2025  ( 39 min )
    Citizens Sees Ether Primed for $10K as Supply Tightens and Institutional Demand Surges
    The bank sees growing adoption, tighter supply and rising institutional inflows driving a sharp ether rally within two years.  ( 32 min )
    Gold Tests Key Resistance Level That Could Signal the Next Bullish Phase
    Bitcoin is now just 7% of gold’s total market value as it nears a $2 trillion market cap.  ( 32 min )
    Bitcoin Hits Most Oversold Level Against Gold in 3 Years as BTC Risks Falling Below $100K
    The BTC/Gold ratio looks most oversold since Noveber 2022, according to the RSI indicator.  ( 33 min )
    Record Surplus in September Highlights U.S. Fiscal Momentum as Bitcoin Struggles
    While bitcoin hovers near $105,000, stronger government revenues and a record September surplus point to improving fiscal conditions.  ( 32 min )
    Bitcoin Loses $106K as Bullish Crypto Bets Rack up $800M in Liquidations
    Bitcoin accounted for roughly $344 million in losses, followed by Ether at $201 million, and Solana (SOL) at $97 million.  ( 32 min )
    Bitcoin Drops Below $107K, XRP, ADA Down 17% on Week as Traders Await Risk-Taking Mode
    The tone in risk markets soured again overnight as traders rotated back to stablecoins, avoiding bitcoin and smaller tokens ahead of key Federal Reserve and geopolitical catalysts.  ( 33 min )
    Bitcoin Slips Below 200-day SMA as 10-Year Treasury Yield Hits Lowest Since April
    Futures tied to the S&P 500 continue to signal risk-off, bolstering haven demand for bonds.  ( 30 min )
    Bitcoin ETFs See $536 Million in Outflows as BTC Wilts Below $110K
    The largest daily redemption since August reflects shifting sentiment after a record-breaking summer for ETF inflows and a growing link between macro risk, derivatives positioning, and bitcoin price action.  ( 30 min )
    XRP Near Exhaustion Zone After 34% Holder Drawdown. Could Macro Easing Pump Demand?
    Traders are watching the $2.31–$2.35 support zone and $2.47 resistance for signs of market direction.  ( 32 min )
    Ripple Said to Lead $1B Fundraise to Bulk Up XRP Holdings Amid Fragile Market
    The new XRP-focused DAT would mirror the structures used by listed accumulators like Michael Saylor’s Strategy Inc. and Japan’s Metaplanet, both of which have seen their shares slide amid broader risk aversion.  ( 31 min )
    'Non-Productive' Gold Zooms to $30T Market Cap, Leaving Bitcoin, Nvidia, Apple, Google Far Behind
    Investors are increasingly pouring money into non-productive gold, raising alarm for the global economy while BTC lags behind.  ( 32 min )
    Asia Morning Briefing: Are Crypto Traders Ready for a Gold Market?
    Data from Hyperliquid shows that the market has been caught flat footed in an environment where gold outperforms BTC.  ( 32 min )
    Bitcoin Bears Battle Critical Support Zone as BTC, Stock, and Gold Volatility Indices Surge
    The simultaneous rise in volatility across assets signals a widespread risk-off sentiment among investors.  ( 31 min )
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    Roundtables: Seeking Climate Solutions in Turbulent Times
    Tuesday, October 28, 2025 In this session, senior climate reporter Casey Crownhart, senior climate editor James Temple, and science editor Mary Beth Griggs will examine how companies are pursuing climate solutions amid political shifts in the U.S. Drawing from the recently released 10 Climate Tech Companies to Watch list, they’ll highlight the most promising technologies in 2025—from electric trucks to…
    The Download: the rehabilitation of AI art, and the scary truth about antimicrobial resistance
    This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. From slop to Sotheby’s? AI art enters a new phase In this era of AI slop, the idea that generative AI tools like Midjourney and Runway could be used to make art can…  ( 22 min )
    From slop to Sotheby’s? AI art enters a new phase
    In this era of AI slop, the idea that generative AI tools like Midjourney and Runway could be used to make art can seem absurd: What possible artistic value is there to be found in the likes of Shrimp Jesus and Ballerina Cappuccina? But amid all the muck, there are people using AI tools with…  ( 21 min )
    This startup thinks slime mold can help us design better cities
    It is a yellow blob with no brain, yet some researchers believe a curious organism known as slime mold could help us build more resilient cities. Humans have been building cities for 6,000 years, but slime mold has been around for 600 million. The team behind a new startup called Mireta wants to translate the…  ( 21 min )
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    How to Parse INI Config Files in Python with Configparser
    Configuration files provide a structured way to manage application settings that's more organized than environment variables alone. INI files, short for initialization files, with their simple section-based format, are both easy to read and parse. Py...  ( 6 min )
    Concurrency vs. Parallelism: What’s the Difference and Why Should You Care?
    In software engineering, certain concepts appear deceptively simple at first glance but fundamentally shape the way we design and architect systems. Concurrency and parallelism are two such concepts that warrant careful examination. These terms are f...  ( 16 min )
    From Injured Athlete to Software Engineer with Kaleb Garner [Podcast #193]
    Kaleb Garner is a software engineer working at a medical technology app company. He got a scholarship to play baseball at a state university, but a serious knee injury ended his career and he dropped out. After moving back in with his parents and wor...  ( 5 min )
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    Intel Panther Lake iGPU Supposedly Outperforms AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme
    The AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme SoC recently made its debut with the launch of the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X. While AMD has already proven the mettle of its Ryzen Z Series APU, leaked benchmarks of Intel’s upcoming Panther Lake lineup suggest that the red chipmaker’s GPU could face some stiff competition. According to […] The post Intel Panther Lake iGPU Supposedly Outperforms AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Yes Demonstrates 5G Advanced Network With Speed Tests Throughout Kuala Lumpur
    Last week, Yes announced that it is rolling out 5G Advanced commercially, starting with the Klang Valley. Following the official launch, the telco invited members of the media – Lowyat.NET included – to showcase the technology, particularly in congested locations. Driving throughout the middle of Kuala Lumpur, we tested the new network using Ookla’s Speedtest […] The post Yes Demonstrates 5G Advanced Network With Speed Tests Throughout Kuala Lumpur appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Redmi K90 Pro Max Features Bose-Powered Speaker; To Launch In China On 23 October
    You’ve seen plenty of phones featuring one imaging brand or another tacked on, indicating their co-operating with said brand. But an upcoming phone will be putting a twist to the trend, by stamping a brand that’s not known for camera tech. Instead, it’s known for personal audio gear. The phone in question is the Redmi […] The post Redmi K90 Pro Max Features Bose-Powered Speaker; To Launch In China On 23 October appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    More Cases Of 12VHPWR Connector Burnout On RTX 5090 GPUs Appear On Reddit
    It’s been a hot minute since the internet got any news of NVIDIA’s 12VHPWR connector issue with its RTX 5090. Now, in a span of just two days, there is not one, but four cases of melted power connectors involving the top-tier Blackwell card. Out of the four RTX 5090 cards that burned out their 12VHPWR, […] The post More Cases Of 12VHPWR Connector Burnout On RTX 5090 GPUs Appear On Reddit appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    OnePlus 15 To Launch In China On 27 October
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    OPPO Launches Pad 5 And Watch S In China
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    CIMB, Petronas Collaborate To Launch New Visa Debit Card
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    OPPO Find X9 Series To Debut Globally 28 October 2025
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    Shell Recharge App To Replace ParkEasy For EV Charging By November 2025
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    Day 1252 : Flush
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    "Learning by Doing: The auto_uploader Experience"
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    How to Automate HubSpot CRM Using OpenAI Agent Builder
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    From Brilliant Interns to Reliable Experts: Why Enterprises Are Betting Big on RAG Systems
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    Flutter Flavors: Guía completa de implementación para proyectos multicliente en Android e iOS
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    Micronaut 4 application on AWS Lambda- Part 5 Measuring Lambda cold and warm starts with GraalVM Native Image
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    New Release: Visual Studio Code Plugin For All the Busy Devs
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    COLORS: Nono La Grinta - LOVE YOU | A COLORS SHOW
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    Mastering Redux Toolkit: The Modern Way to Manage State in React
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    KEXP: Indigo De Souza - Not My Body (Live on KEXP)
    Indigo De Souza stops by KEXP to deliver a raw live rendition of her track “Not My Body,” recorded in studio on August 31, 2025. Backed by Landon George (bass), Maddie Shuler (guitar, keys, vocals), and Lila Richardson (drums), she brings her signature blend of emotive vocals and guitar work to the session. Hosted by Ashley McDonald with audio captured by Kevin Suggs and mastered by Matt Ogaz, the performance was filmed by Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Scott Holpainen, and Emma Juncosa, then edited by Cruz. Catch more from Indigo at www.indigodesouza.com or tune into KEXP.org—and join the channel for exclusive perks! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    KEXP: Circles Around the Sun & Mikaela Davis - After Sunrise (Live on KEXP)
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    KEXP: Jorja Smith - With You (Live on KEXP)
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    7 SSH Security Practices Every System Administrator Should Implement
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    HNG13: My First Steps
    The 13th cohort began yesterday, and it's already been hectic. From joining the official Slack workspace (I hate group chat platforms, looking at you, Discord 😒), reading instructions, and interacting with various people, it has been noisy trying to follow conversations happening in the various channels I'm in, but I'll figure it out. CatFact.ninja fails. I asked my questions in the help channels and some of my nice colleagues came to my aid and put me through. For my implementation, I chose to use ExpressJS with TypeScript. I imported Express and created a new Express app. I ensured that I installed other required middleware to follow Express best practices, such as CORS and express-rate-limit. I also set up logging using Pino. Why Pino? 🤷‍♂️ I came across an article about it being fas…  ( 7 min )
    BAYESIAN AND FREQUENTISTS
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    OpenAI Codex Launch: The Era of Workflow-Native Coding Agents
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    🧠 SnapMind — Bringing AI to One Keystroke
    This is a submission for the 2025 Hacktoberfest Writing Challenge: Maintainer Spotlight AI is powerful — but using it still feels… awkward. I live inside Slack, Notion, VS Code, and a dozen other tools every day. I wanted AI to feel invisible — something that’s just there, one keystroke away. That’s how SnapMind was born. SnapMind is a desktop AI assistant that brings LLMs directly into your daily workflow. Select any text, hit a hotkey, and instantly: ✍️ Rewrite or polish your content 🌍 Translate text on the fly 📑 Summarize long paragraphs 💡 Explain code or concepts — without leaving your current app It’s like having ChatGPT, DeepL, and Grammarly in one lightweight popup — always ready, never intrusive. SnapMind isn’t just another AI app — it’s a workflow enhancer. Speed: AI should be accessible in a single keystroke. Seamlessness: Stay in flow — no context switching. Customization: Save and trigger your favorite prompts instantly. ❤️ Why I Love Maintaining SnapMind I really appreciate the convenience that AI brings, but most AI applications haven't truly integrated into my work. I still need to frequently switch between different products to achieve my goals. I hope there can be software that truly integrates into my daily work, acting like an invisible partner to help me complete tasks when I need it. This is also the reason SnapMind was created. I’m deeply grateful to everyone who’s starred the repo. I'm hoping there are more people who will open issues or share feedback. Together, we’re building the kind of AI tool we actually want to use. If you believe AI should be simple, fast, and seamlessly integrated into your workflow — join me! ⭐️ Star SnapMind on GitHub Let’s make AI one keystroke away. GitHub SnapMind 👉 https://github.com/Snap-Mind/snap-mind  ( 7 min )
    Been building AI agents for a year… but this small script blew my mind🫨👏
    Call it luck or skill, but this gave me the best results The secret? VideoSDK + Gemini Live hands down the best combo for a real-time, talking AI that actually works. Forget clunky chatbots or laggy voice assistants; this setup lets your AI listen, understand, and respond instantly, just like a human. In this post, we’ll show you step-by-step how to bring your AI to life, from setup to first conversation, so you can create your own smart, interactive agent in no time. By the end, you’ll see why this combo is a game-changer for anyone building real-time AI. Let's get started by setting up our development environment. Prerequisites: A VideoSDK authentication token (generate from app.videosdk.live), follow to guide to generate videosdk token A VideoSDK meeting ID (you can generate one using …  ( 8 min )
    XDP: The Ultra-Fast Firewall Inside Linux
    In the previous episode, we took a detailed look at uProbes with eBPF. In hindsight, it was more of an in-depth exploration of what we had seen with Tracepoints. In particular, I discovered the great tool that is bpftrace, which allowed me to take a slightly different angle on eBPF programs. For the next episode, I needed an eBPF program that was really different from anything related to tracing. There were two categories of eBPF programs left: network-oriented and security-oriented. As its acronym suggests, eBPF (extended Berkeley Packet Filter) was originally designed for networking. It would have been a shame not to continue this journey into the world of eBPF without exploring this essential dimension. At first, I immediately ruled out XDP: too many examples, too many articles. It would have been difficult to stand out. But after much thought: “Cilium mainly uses the classifier, which can be quite useful.” I ended up changing my mind. XDP stands for eXpress Data Path. Why “express”? Because this eBPF program reacts very quickly, even before the packet arrives in the Linux kernel network stack! However, this advantage comes with some constraints: we have to do some sewing in the network packet... The rest is in my article: XDP: The Ultra-Fast Firewall Inside Linux · The Little Jo’s Blog An introduction to XDP with Aya blog.littlejo.link  ( 6 min )
    From Overwhelmed to Hyperpumped: My HNG13 Stage 0 Backend Journey
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    Free ComfyUI Tutorial: Understanding the Canvas
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    How to Price Your VPN Plans as a Reseller (2025 Edition): A Guide for Developers & CTOs
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    Good explainer around the key differences between MCP and API
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    Converting any JS project to TS backend
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    Microsoft Clarity's Consent V2: Code Snippets, Pitfalls, and the Smarter Approach
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    Beyond Vibe Coding: How I Use AI as a Tech Lead to Stay in Control
    I'm sure you're familiar with "vibe coding"—that creative process of building things based on a feeling, without a strict plan. It can be fun, but in a team environment, it simply doesn't work. It’s hard to scale, new people get lost, and the results are often messy. For me, things have changed. I now focus on working with clear specifications, and I use AI as my co-pilot. Many people think using AI means you lose control, but I've found the opposite is true. When used correctly, AI is a powerful partner that helps you apply your knowledge more effectively, giving you more control, not less. Here are the six main ways I use AI as a tech lead. I've used Git for a long time, so I'm comfortable with it. But being comfortable with a tool doesn't mean you're using it efficiently. This is where …  ( 9 min )
    The Different ways to Style Your React App
    As a Web Developer, if you use React, you have a wide number of options available for styling websites. In this brief article, we are going to dive into the different ways you can style a React App/Site, so that you can pick up the best option depending on your situation and requirement. Now you might be thinking, why know all the different ways? Why just not learn 1 technique, learn it great enough and apply it everywhere else? This is a natural question that may come up in your mind, and it is okay. Look, the thing is you might not be always working on a project alone, you might have to work on a site that has been developed from years ago, picking different paradigms over time, and also has all the code using a different way to style the site than you are used to. In that case, if you h…  ( 13 min )
    What’s the Best Foot Traffic Data Source for Investors?
    Foot traffic data isn't just numbers—it's the pulse of potential profitability. A 2024 study from the National Association of Realtors [1] shows that properties with high foot traffic see up to 20% higher returns on investment. For investors, this data reveals consumer behavior, helping predict revenue for retail, commercial, or mixed-use spaces. When integrated with location intelligence, it becomes even more powerful, allowing for precise AI site selection. In my experience, I once worked with a real estate firm in Chicago that used basic foot traffic estimates from local chambers of commerce. The results were mediocre until they adopted AI-enhanced sources, boosting their accuracy by 35%. This shift highlighted how the best foot traffic data source for investors can incorporate real-tim…  ( 9 min )
    ANOVA
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    5 Atlassian MCP Hacks to supercharge your workflow
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    What Is a White Label Password Manager? The Developer’s Guide for 2025
    In 2025, security is no longer a feature. It’s the foundation. And if you’re building or managing any kind of digital product — whether it’s SaaS, DevOps tooling, or internal enterprise software — you’ve likely hit one major friction point: password management. With 81% of data breaches tied to weak or stolen credentials, ignoring passwords is no longer an option. But building your own password manager? That’s a security nightmare waiting to happen. That’s where white label password managers step in. Let’s break down what they are, why they’re gaining traction, and how developers, CTOs, and SaaS platforms are using them to solve real-world problems — without reinventing the wheel. 👨‍💻 So, What Exactly Is a White Label Password Manager? A white label password manager is a pre-built, secur…  ( 9 min )
    Wallet-as-a-Service: The Web3 Game-Changer 🚀
    In the fast-paced world of Web3, speed and reliability are everything. Projects can spend months building wallets, configuring nodes, and tackling security issues - only to realize that by the time they launch, the market has moved on. This is where Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS) comes in. Think of it as the Web3 equivalent of cloud hosting in Web2: it eliminates infrastructure headaches so teams can focus on what really matters - creating products users love. 💡 With WaaS, companies get ready-to-use wallets, robust security, compliance tools, and scalable APIs - all without having to reinvent the wheel. From a product perspective, it’s a total game-changer: faster launches, lower costs, and fewer technical risks. Although Wallet-as-a-Service is still gaining popularity among companies, several platforms are already leading the charge: Fireblocks, WhiteBIT, BitGo, Coinbase, and Cobo. Each has its own strengths, from enterprise-grade custody to seamless integration with exchanges and liquidity providers. Here’s a detailed comparison for a deeper look. From my personal experience, integrating WaaS solutions drastically simplified development cycles. On one project, we managed to launch a wallet in less than 3 weeks, something that would have taken months otherwise. Security audits were minimal since the provider already handled compliance. ⚡ WaaS also opens doors to advanced features like staking, cross-chain swaps, and instant settlement - tools that were previously only feasible for large-scale platforms. For smaller teams, it’s like having an entire infrastructure department on call 24/7. In short, Wallet-as-a-Service is more than just a backend tool - it’s a strategic advantage. Companies adopting it can focus on innovation, user experience, and market speed, instead of fighting with infrastructure and security challenges. 💬 What’s your take on WaaS? Are you already experimenting with it, or waiting to see how the market evolves?  ( 6 min )
    I Built Note CLI: A Terminal Note-Taking App with Python and Rich
    I recently published my first Snap package - a CLI note-taking tool. Command history with arrow keys Custom word highlighting Interactive mode using Rich library Markdown support with checkboxes All notes stored as portable markdown files Python 3.10 Rich library for terminal UI Snapcraft for packaging GitHub Actions for CI/CD sudo snap install note-cli Snap Store: https://snapcraft.io/note-cli  ( 6 min )
    React Native Fullstack Starter Pack: The Essential Toolkit
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    11 Creative Ways to Boost Productivity Using Generative AI in 2025
    As generative AI tools become more advanced and accessible, they’re quickly turning into essential productivity copilots for work, learning, and creative projects. If you’re only using AI for quick answers, you’re missing out on workflows that save hours each week. Below are 11 practical, high-impact ways to use generative AI to get more done. Each tip is framed around real workflows, with examples of how browser-based tools like Neurolov’s suite can help — without turning this into a hard sell. Generative AI can extract and organize data from documents and images. Instead of digging through folders, index and tag prescriptions, invoices, or receipts automatically. Example prompt: “Organize this folder of prescriptions by drug name and expiry date. Summarize each drug’s common use (ed…  ( 7 min )
    Why Africa’s Digital Future Depends on Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and Linux
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    Pixel to pixel: Checking the PixiEditor project
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    Mr Sunday Movies: Tron - Caravan of Garbage
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    COLORS: Nono La Grinta - LOVE YOU | A COLORS SHOW
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    COLORS: Indys Blu - Saddest Song | A COLORS SHOW
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    KEXP: Ezra Furman - Submission (Live on KEXP)
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    What is the Best Free Backlink Tool for Checking Backlinks in 2025?
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    Subdomain Takeover
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    AI Coding: Design, Development, and Implementation of X2SeaTunnel
    When enterprise data integration jobs scale beyond tens of millions, the migration from DataX or Sqoop to Apache SeaTunnel is often full of thorns—configuration incompatibility, fragile field mapping, and inefficient bulk transformation, each of which can become a “roadblock” for project progress. Now, a new tool named X2SeaTunnel is tackling this challenge. Even more surprisingly, this practical tool — capable of converting source configurations into SeaTunnel format with one click — was rapidly implemented through AI Coding. On October 21, this knowledge-packed session will reveal the dual secrets behind tool development and AI empowerment! As an Apache Top-Level Project that serves top enterprises like Alibaba and Tencent — and stably processes over 20PB of data daily — SeaTunnel’s perf…  ( 7 min )
    Modern Application Security
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    Features of Java
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    I built Log Bull — the simple alternative to ELK, Loki and Graylog to collect logs from code (Python, Java, Go, JS, PHP, etc.)
    Over the past ~5 years, I have often faced the task of collecting logs, usually from small or medium-sized codebases. Sending logs from code is not a problem: Java and Go have libraries for this practically out of the box. But deploying something to collect them is a headache. I understand that it's a solvable task (even before ChatGPT, and now even more so), but still. All logging systems are primarily geared toward the large-large enterprise world and its requirements, rather than small teams or single developers with a few sticks, glue and a “yesterday” deadline. Launching ELK is a challenge for me every time: a bunch of settings, a non-trivial deployment, and when I enter the UI, my eyes run wild from the tabs. With Loki and Graylog, it's a little easier, but there are still way more f…  ( 9 min )
    Secret Productivity Hack On VS Code
    Hey Techies, I was watching some random coding react conf video(If your a react developer you should try once). Guess what I found a hack which I don't see people usally use this hack which is very cool thing to use and I am sure your going to use this hack on daily basis.  So, Lets assume that you have type ready for a object which is complex. type Address = { street: string; city: string; state: string; country: string; zip: string; }; export type CompanySize = | "0-20" | "20-50" | "50-100" | "100-200" | "200-500" | "500-1000" | "1000-2000" | "2000+"; export interface OrganizationForm { name: string; description?: string; address: Address; contactEmail: string; phoneNumber: string; website: string; industry: string; size: CompanySize; interests: string[]; techStack: string[]; } export interface OrganizationState { formData: OrganizationForm; currentStep: number; isLoading: boolean; error: string | null; successMessage: string | null; } export interface OrganizationActions { setField: ( key: K, value: OrganizationForm[K] ) => void; } export interface OrganizationAsyncActions { createOrganization: () => Promise; } Then you want to create a default state or something a intial object with the type. But we have now more smarter way to do it thats all about this blog. Yeah Yeah Yeah… VS Code is full of surprise starting from the emmet to various features like this. Untill I find another hack goodbye. https://www.linkedin.com/in/harish-kumar-418a47237/ https://github.com/harish-20  ( 6 min )
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    KEXP: Indigo De Souza - Be Like The Water (Live on KEXP)
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    KEXP: Indigo De Souza - Not My Body (Live on KEXP)
    Indigo De Souza – “Not My Body” Live on KEXP On August 31, 2025, indie singer-songwriter Indigo De Souza stormed into KEXP’s Seattle studio for a raw, heartfelt take on her single “Not My Body.” She’s joined by Landon George on bass, Maddie Shuler on guitar, keys and backup vocals, and Lila Richardson on drums, delivering an electrifying performance that captures all the intimate energy of a live session. Behind the scenes, host Ashley McDonald sets the tone while audio engineer Kevin Suggs and mastering guru Matt Ogaz make sure every note pops. A four-camera squad (Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Scott Holpainen & Emma Juncosa) plus editor Carlos Cruz bring the visuals to life. Want more? Check out indigodesouza.com or swing by kexp.org for the full experience. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    KEXP: Circles Around the Sun & Mikaela Davis - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
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    Mason Builders PPP Loan Fraud Scheme Exposed and Its Ripple Effect on COVID Relief Accountability
    When the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) launched in 2020, it was meant to be a lifeline for struggling small businesses during the pandemic. Over $800 billion in taxpayer-backed funds were distributed to companies across the United States with one goal: to keep workers on payroll. But investigations have revealed that some businesses exploited the system. One case that stands out is Mason Building and Design, LLC, known publicly as Mason Builders. Read the full exposé here: 👉 Mason Builders PPP Loan Fraud Scheme Exposed Public financial data and federal filings show Mason Builders received more than $330,000 in PPP funds through Tri Counties Bank. These funds were approved to cover payroll and operating expenses but later became part of a complex financial network involving Porter C…  ( 10 min )
    NPR Music: Silvana Estrada: Tiny Desk Concert
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    Polyphonic: When artists don't write their own songs
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    Automatically change the theme in Ubuntu based on the time of day
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    A Docker Trick I Wish I Knew Sooner
    While building a Docker image recently, I needed to download a file using curl. My first instinct was to install curl in the container, make the request, and move on. But then I discovered Docker has a built-in way to handle this, and it's cleaner. Here's what I was doing initially: FROM alpine:latest WORKDIR /app RUN apk add --no-cache curl RUN curl -sS https://example.com/somefile.txt -o /app/somefile.txt EXPOSE 8080 This works, but it adds unnecessary bloat. You're installing curl just to download a file, increasing your image size and adding an extra dependency you don't really need at runtime. Docker's ADD instruction can fetch remote files directly without requiring curl or wget: FROM alpine:latest WORKDIR /app ADD https://example.com/anotherfile.json /app/anotherfile.json EXPOSE 8080 Much simpler. No extra packages, no additional layers, and the intent is clearer. ADD pulls the file at build time and places it exactly where you need it. Every package you install adds megabytes to your final image. Skipping curl keeps things lean, especially important when you're optimizing for production or working with constrained environments. Less tooling means fewer potential security vulnerabilities and a simpler dependency tree. Your container only contains what it actually needs. Using built-in instructions makes your Dockerfile more readable and idiomatic. Other developers (or future you) will immediately understand what's happening. Use ADD when: You're downloading a single file from a URL The file doesn't require authentication You want to keep your image minimal Stick with curl or wget when: You need more control over the download (headers, authentication, retries) You're fetching multiple files in a complex workflow You need to process or validate the downloaded content before using it Have you used ADD for remote files before, or do you have other Docker tricks worth sharing? Let me know in the comments! 😊  ( 7 min )
    💥 Myth #16: Technical constraints are decided later
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    Day 15 of 100 days dsa coding challenge
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    Day 10 of My AI & Data Mastery Journey: From Python to Generative AI
    CAPSTONE PROJECT - 1 Blackjack Game Initialize deck of cards: Define list cards = [11][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][10][10][10] Define a function lost(i): Display user’s cards up to index i+3, their current total Display computer’s first card and score Announce that the player lost End program Create two empty lists for hands: your_card = [] computer_card = [] Deal initial cards: Randomly add 4 cards to the player’s list Randomly add 4 cards to the computer’s list Start the main game loop: Ask the user if they want to play Blackjack (type ‘y’ or ‘n’) If user chooses ‘y’: Display player’s first two cards and current score Show computer’s first card Start a nested loop for taking hits: Ask user: “Type ‘y’ to get another card, or ‘n’ to pass” If input is ‘y’: Add a new card and display current cards and total If total of player’s cards > 21, call the lost() function If computer’s total > 21 and player 21 and computer 21 and player 21 or player’s total < computer’s → player loses If scores are equal → draw End program If user chooses ‘n’ initially, exit the game. End of program Blackjack Game Rules (as applied) No jokers are used. Jack, Queen, King = 10 points. Ace counts as 11 or 1 (simplified here as 11). Cards have equal draw probability. Computer acts as the dealer.  ( 7 min )
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    Ezra Furman on KEXP Ezra Furman takes over the KEXP studio in a stripped-down live set recorded on August 13, 2025, tearing through four tracks—“Jump Out,” “Submission,” “Veil Song,” and “Power Of The Moon.” Backed by Liz Furman (vocals, guitar), Ben Joseph (keys, guitar), Sam Durkes (drums), Jorgen Jorgensen (bass) and Lilah Larson (guitar), Ezra delivers raw, emotive performances that feel both intimate and electric. Hosted by Cheryl Waters and captured by a crack team of engineers (Kevin Suggs on audio, Matt Ogaz mastering) and camera pros (Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Scott Holpainen, Luke Knecht & Ettie Wahl), this session is a must-watch for anyone craving a no-frills, full-throttle glimpse into Furman’s fearless artistry. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    KEXP: Indigo De Souza - Be Like The Water (Live on KEXP)
    Indigo De Souza brings “Be Like The Water” to life in a killer live session at KEXP, recorded August 31, 2025. Backed by Landon George on bass, Maddie Shuler on guitar, keys & vocals, and Lila Richardson on drums, she delivers her signature blend of raw vocals and guitar-driven energy. Hosted by Ashley McDonald and engineered by Kevin Suggs with mastering by Matt Ogaz, the session is captured through the lenses of Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Scott Holpainen & Emma Juncosa, and polished by editor Carlos Cruz. Dive in at indigodesouza.com or kexp.org, and don’t forget to join the YouTube channel for exclusive perks! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
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    U.S. Fed's Barr Catalogues Dangers to be Dodged in Future Stablecoin Regulations
    Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr, who was the central bank's regulatory chief during the Biden administration, flagged potential stablecoin pitfalls.  ( 34 min )
    Emerging 'Cockroaches' in TradFi Sting Bitcoin, but Fed Response Could Be Bullish
    Regional banks are sharply lower on credit worries on Thursday, pulling broader markets and bitcoin down alongside.  ( 32 min )
    Daylight Raises $75M to Build Decentralized Energy Network
    The funding combines equity and project financing to connect DeFi capital with real-world electricity infrastructure  ( 31 min )
    BNY Mellon Stays ‘Agile’ on Stablecoin Plans, Focuses on Infrastructure
    The bank isn’t committing to launching its own token — yet — but executives say it’s building systems that could support one if needed.  ( 32 min )
    Stellar Slides Late as Volatility Returns Despite Institutional Milestone
    WisdomTree introduces Europe's first physically-backed Stellar exchange-traded product amid heightened competition in digital payments infrastructure.  ( 33 min )
    HBAR Faces Sharp Bearish Reversal After Volatile 24-Hour Trading Window
    Hedera’s HBAR token saw a dramatic 5% intraday swing as institutional investors drove heavy volatility, with early gains erased by late-session corporate liquidation pressure.  ( 33 min )
    Crypto Markets Today: Bearish October Continues as Altcoins Dealt Hammer Blow
    Crypto markets extended their steep losses Thursday as altcoins plunged and bitcoin tested key support, with derivatives data showing cautious sentiment amid fading liquidity.  ( 34 min )
    The Rise and (Mostly) Fall of the PIPE Model in Bitcoin Treasury Strategies
    Once hailed as a fast track to bitcoin accumulation, PIPE financing now faces scrutiny as companies struggle with cratering share prices.  ( 35 min )
    Bitcoin Tumbles Below $109K; Tightening Liquidity Key to Crypto's Struggles
    The bounce from the recent leverage flush has failed for the moment.  ( 33 min )
    Stablecoins Can Cut Cross-Border Payments Cost by 99%, KPMG Says
    Institutions are embracing stablecoin technology to cut costs, speed up settlement times, and unlock liquidity in a $150 trillion payments market.  ( 32 min )
    Ripple Set to Enter Corporate Treasury Business With $1B Acquisition of GTreasury
    The deal, pending regulatory approvals, would give Ripple access to large enterprise clients as it is building out financial services around its digital asset business.  ( 32 min )
    Bitcoin Network Hashrate Took Breather in First Two Weeks of October: JPMorgan
    The total market cap of the 14 U.S.-listed bitcoin miners that the bank covers rose 41% from the end of last month to a record $79 billion.  ( 31 min )
    Crypto Exchange Coinbase Introduces Its Own Stablecoin Payments Platform
    Coinbase Business, as the new service is called, will simplify vendor payments, eliminate chargebacks, and offer seamless API integrations.  ( 33 min )
    Crypto for Advisors: Litecoin Explained
    Litecoin: A resilient digital asset. Explore its history, technical features, innovation, and why it endures as a key component of the crypto ecosystem.  ( 37 min )
    Andreessen Horowitz’s a16z Invests $50M in Solana Staking Protocol Jito
    Jito Foundation will use the funding to grow its validator technology, staking protocol, and developer tools on Solana.  ( 32 min )
    Citizens Sees SharpLink as a Breakout Ether Treasury Play With More Than 200% Upside
    The bank initiated coverage of the stock with a market outperform rating and a $50 price target.  ( 32 min )
    SharpLink Raises $76.5M in Premium-Priced Stock Deal to Expand Ether Holdings
    The sale reflects "strong institutional confidence," the company said, with an unnamed investor also receiving an option to buy another 4.5 million shares  ( 31 min )
    Stablecoins Surge to Record $314B Market Cap as Institutional Race Heats Up: Canaccord
    Regulation and new players are driving stablecoin momentum and paving the way for a new internet “money layer,” the broker said  ( 32 min )
    CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Gains 1% as Nearly All Constituents Rise
    Chainlink (LINK) gained 2.1% and Internet Computer (ICP) rose 1.8%, leading the index higher.  ( 27 min )
    Figment Acquires Rated Labs to Bolster Staking Data for Institutional Clients
    The acquisition will allow Figment to provide its clients with stronger data tools, including Rated's Explorer and data APIs.  ( 31 min )
    Bitcoin Treasuries Need an Onchain Strategy
    Treasury companies that support Bitcoin-native infrastructure development early can gain an edge in an increasingly competitive market, argues Ark Labs’ Alex Bergeron.  ( 35 min )
    MoonPay Launches Unified Crypto Payments Platform 'MoonPay Commerce'
    MoonPay Commerce brings fast, low-cost crypto payments to merchants and developers worldwide, including powering Solana Pay on Shopify.  ( 31 min )
    BNB is Now Down 11% From Its Record High Despite Coinbase Roadmap Listing
    The token's recent addition to Coinbase's listing roadmap has failed to boost its price, but corporate treasury accumulation continues.  ( 33 min )
    Bitcoin Treasury Firms Aren’t Soaking Up BTC Supply Anymore
    The slowdown in DAT demand could be a factor in the stall in bitcoin's bull run.  ( 33 min )
    Kraken Acquires U.S.-Licensed Derivatives Platform From IG for $100M
    Kraken bought Small Exchange for $32.5 million in cash and $67.5 million in stock, IG announced on Thursday  ( 29 min )
    WazirX Set to Restart Within 10 Days, Victims to Receive Crypto and ‘Recovery Tokens’
    With the ACRA submission complete, the exchange enters the implementation phase, or a period during which users will receive distributions and Recovery Tokens (RTs) under the scheme.  ( 32 min )
    Bitcoin Traders Eye 113K–115k, While Alts Get Decimated Again: Crypto Daybook Americas
    Your day-ahead look for Oct. 16, 2025  ( 40 min )
    Visa Says It Wants to Build the Rails for Lending in ‘Onchain Finance,’ Its New Name for DeFi
    The payments giant’s latest report rebrands decentralized finance as “onchain finance” and positions Visa as the data and custody layer connecting banks to a $670B stablecoin credit market.  ( 32 min )
    Bitfarms Launches $300M Convertible Note Offering, Shares Drop Pre-Market
    Bitfarms share price has soared over 315% year to date, due to AI/HPC pivot.  ( 31 min )
    Australia's Government Proposes New Powers for AUSTRAC to Restrict Crypto ATMs
    AUSTRAC said that the majority of high-value crypto ATM transactions were directly associated with scams or moving money to high-risk jurisdictions.  ( 31 min )
    Bitcoin Faces Heavy Selling Pressure Despite Seasonal Bullish Expectations
    Long-term holders and whales continue to offload BTC as profit-taking intensifies and the four-year cycle narrative shows signs of weakening.  ( 31 min )
    France’s Lise Wins License to Launch Europe’s First Tokenized Stock Exchange
    The Paris-based exchange has secured a distributed ledger technology license from French regulator ACPR.  ( 31 min )
    How Deep Could BTC Crash If Bulls Fail to Defend $107K–$110K Support Zone?
    BTC hovers close to the key support zone of $107K-$110K. The outcome here could set the stage for significant moves.  ( 32 min )
    Bitcoin Holds Near $111K as Traders Weigh China Retaliation, Risk Appetite Cools
    Analysts note that Bitcoin’s correlation with gold is at a multi-year high of 0.9, reinforcing the “digital gold” narrative as both assets move in tandem during geopolitical shocks.  ( 32 min )
    Ripple, Immunefi Launch $200K Bug Hunt for XRPL’s New Institutional Lending Protocol
    Researchers will focus on vulnerabilities that could threaten fund safety or protocol solvency.  ( 31 min )
    DOGE Trading Desk Flows Hint Bottoming. Watch $0.214 Flip for Momentum Trigger
    DOGE followed the broader market liquidation triggered by renewed U.S.–China tariff rhetoric, sliding 5% from $0.21 highs to settle at $0.20. President Trump’s proposed 100% tariff plan erased roughly $19B in crypto market value, sparking forced liquidations across majors.  ( 33 min )
    Paxos Fat-Fingers $300T of PayPal Stablecoin, Outpacing USD's $2.4T Supply
    The supply deluge was quickly reversed with burn mechanism.  ( 30 min )
    XRP Buildout Near $2.40 Could Precede Sharp Relief Rally if Whales Ease Pressure
    Futures open interest collapsed 50% to $4.22B, signaling forced deleveraging as market makers cut risk exposure amid ongoing macro and regulatory uncertainty.  ( 31 min )
    Asia Morning Briefing: QCP Says Global Liquidity, Not Fed Cuts, Is Powering the Market
    QCP Capital’s latest note says global markets are pivoting from rate sensitivity to liquidity dependence.  ( 32 min )
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    How Anthropic’s ‘Skills’ make Claude faster, cheaper, and more consistent for business workflows
    Anthropic launched a new capability on Thursday that allows its Claude AI assistant to tap into specialized expertise on demand, marking the company's latest effort to make artificial intelligence more practical for enterprise workflows as it chases rival OpenAI in the intensifying competition over AI-powered software development. The feature, called Skills, enables users to create folders containing instructions, code scripts, and reference materials that Claude can automatically load when relevant to a task. The system marks a fundamental shift in how organizations can customize AI assistants, moving beyond one-off prompts to reusable packages of domain expertise that work consistently across an entire company. "Skills are based on our belief and vision that as model intelligence continu…
    Amazon and Chobani adopt Strella's AI interviews for customer research as fast-growing startup raises $14M
    One year after emerging from stealth, Strella has raised $14 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered customer research platform, the company announced Thursday. The round, led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from Decibel Partners, Bain Future Back Ventures, MVP Ventures and 645 Ventures, comes as enterprises increasingly turn to artificial intelligence to understand customers faster and more deeply than traditional methods allow. The investment marks a sharp acceleration for the startup founded by Lydia Hylton and Priya Krishnan, two former consultants and product managers who watched companies struggle with a customer research process that could take eight weeks from start to finish. Since October, Strella has grown revenue tenfold, quadrupled its customer bas…
    Microsoft launches 'Hey Copilot' voice assistant and autonomous agents for all Windows 11 PCs
    Microsoft is fundamentally reimagining how people interact with their computers, announcing Thursday a sweeping transformation of Windows 11 that brings voice-activated AI assistants, autonomous software agents, and contextual intelligence to every PC running the operating system — not just premium devices with specialized chips. The announcement represents Microsoft's most aggressive push yet to integrate generative artificial intelligence into the desktop computing experience, moving beyond the chatbot interfaces that have defined the first wave of consumer AI products toward a more ambient, conversational model where users can simply talk to their computers and have AI agents complete complex tasks on their behalf. "When we think about what the promise of an AI PC is, it should be capab…
    ACE prevents context collapse with ‘evolving playbooks’ for self-improving AI agents
    A new framework from Stanford University and SambaNova addresses a critical challenge in building robust AI agents: context engineering. Called Agentic Context Engineering (ACE), the framework automatically populates and modifies the context window of large language model (LLM) applications by treating it as an “evolving playbook” that creates and refines strategies as the agent gains experience in its environment. ACE is designed to overcome key limitations of other context-engineering frameworks, preventing the model’s context from degrading as it accumulates more information. Experiments show that ACE works for both optimizing system prompts and managing an agent's memory, outperforming other methods while also being significantly more efficient. The challenge of context engineering Adv…
    Google vs. OpenAI vs. Visa: competing agent protocols threaten the future of AI commerce
    When Walmart and OpenAI announced that the retailer would integrate with ChatGPT, the question became how quickly OpenAI could deliver on the promise of agents buying things for people. In the battle of AI-enabled commerce, getting agents to securely complete transactions is one of the biggest hurdles.  More and more, chat platforms like ChatGPT are replacing browsers and getting very good at surfacing information people search for. Users will ask ChatGPT for the best humidifiers on the market, and when the model returns results, people have no choice but to click the item link and complete the purchase online.  AI agents, as of now, don’t have the ability or the trust infrastructure to make people and banking institutions feel safe enough to let it loose on someone’s cash. Enterprises and…
    Under the hood of AI agents: A technical guide to the next frontier of gen AI
    Agents are the trendiest topic in AI today — and with good reason. Taking gen AI out of the protected sandbox of the chat interface and allowing it to act directly on the world represents a leap forward in the power and utility of AI models. The word “agent” has been used in different ways, however, and there have been some overheated claims about what agents can do. The rhetoric, the willful obfuscation and the rapid evolution of the field have left a lot of people confused. To cut through the noise, I’d like to describe the core components of an agentic AI system and how they fit together: It’s really not as complicated as it may seem. Hopefully, when you’ve finished reading this post, agents won’t seem as mysterious. Agentic ecosystem Although definitions of the word “agent” abound, I l…
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    Take our quiz: How much do you know about antimicrobial resistance?
    This week we had some terrifying news from the World Health Organization: Antibiotics are failing us. A growing number of bacterial infections aren’t responding to these medicines—including common ones that affect the blood, gut, and urinary tract. Get infected with one of these bugs, and there’s a fair chance antibiotics won’t help.  The scary truth…  ( 16 min )
    Unlocking the potential of SAF with book and claim in air freight
    Used in aviation, book and claim offers companies the ability to financially support the use of SAF even when it is not physically available at their locations. As companies that ship goods by air or provide air freight related services address a range of climate goals aiming to reduce emissions, the importance of sustainable aviation…  ( 20 min )
    The Download: creating the perfect baby, and carbon removal’s lofty promises
    This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The race to make the perfect baby is creating an ethical mess An emerging field of science is seeking to use cell analysis to predict what kind of a person an embryo might…  ( 22 min )
    Meet the man building a starter kit for civilization
    You live in a house you designed and built yourself. You rely on the sun for power, heat your home with a woodstove, and farm your own fish and vegetables. The year is 2025.  This is the life of Marcin Jakubowski, the 53-year-old founder of Open Source Ecology, an open collaborative of engineers, producers, and…  ( 34 min )
    The race to make the perfect baby is creating an ethical mess
    Consider, if you will, the translucent blob in the eye of a microscope: a human blastocyst, the biological specimen that emerges just five days or so after a fateful encounter between egg and sperm. This bundle of cells, about the size of a grain of sand pulled from a powdery white Caribbean beach, contains the…  ( 55 min )
    The problem with Big Tech’s favorite carbon removal tech
    Sucking carbon pollution out of the atmosphere is becoming a big business—companies are paying top dollar for technologies that can cancel out their own emissions. Today, nearly 70% of announced carbon removal contracts are for one technology: bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS). Basically, the idea is to use trees or some other types…  ( 21 min )
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    How to Build End-to-End Machine Learning Lineage
    Machine learning lineage is critical in any robust ML system. It lets you track data and model versions, ensuring reproducibility, auditability, and compliance. While many services for tracking ML lineage exist, creating a comprehensive and manageabl...  ( 22 min )
    How to Optimize a Graphical React Codebase — Optimize d3-zoom and dnd-kit Code
    Miro and Figma are online collaborative canvas tools that became very popular during the pandemic. Instead of using sticky notes on a physical wall, you can add a virtual post—and an array of other things—to a virtual canvas. This lets teams collabor...  ( 9 min )
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    Oppo Find X9 Pro Hands On: Pushing The Boundaries Of Mobile Photography
    As promised by the brand, the Oppo Find X9 Pro is finally being announced, and with that, I am able to talk about the phone at some length. I say at length because, as per the brand’s usual NDAs and list of embargoes, there are details that I’m not allowed still not allowed to share. […] The post Oppo Find X9 Pro Hands On: Pushing The Boundaries Of Mobile Photography appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 37 min )
    Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold Battery Blows Up During Teardown
    Zack Nelson, otherwise known as JerryRigEverything (JRE) on YouTube, recently subjected the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold to a series of extreme durability test, as part of his usual teardown of devices. Unfortunately for the foldable (or Zack, maybe?), the foldable folded under pressure, the battery bloating up and going up in a cloud of […] The post Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold Battery Blows Up During Teardown appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    MITI, MOF Discussing Alternative Incentives For EV Adoption
    The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) and the Ministry of Finance (MOF) are currently in discussions to establish new incentives to encourage the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the local scene. This was confirmed by Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz, Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry. He also added that the […] The post MITI, MOF Discussing Alternative Incentives For EV Adoption appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    HONOR MagicPad3 Pro Launches in China
    From the release of the brand’s new smartphone series to teasing a concept phone that is to come, to say it’s a big day for HONOR would be quite the understatement. Well, it’s just going to get bigger, as the Chinese consumer electronics brands have just debuted the HONOR MagicPad3 Pro 13.3 or simply known as the […] The post HONOR MagicPad3 Pro Launches in China appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    MOT To Take Action Against MAHB Over Repeated KLIA Aerotrain Failures
    The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has confirmed that it will take enforcement action against Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) following a string of technical disruptions affecting the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) aerotrain system. Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook told the Dewan Rakyat today that the Land Public Transport Agency (APAD), which regulates all […] The post MOT To Take Action Against MAHB Over Repeated KLIA Aerotrain Failures appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Deepavali 50% Toll Discount From 18 To 19 October 2025
    PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) has confirmed that the 50% toll discount will be applicable from 18 October to 19 October 2025. The toll discount, in conjunction with the upcoming Deepavali celebration, was announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim last week as part of the Budget 2025 tabling. According to the highway concessionaire, the […] The post Deepavali 50% Toll Discount From 18 To 19 October 2025 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Homegrown Tech Brand, Carabat AI, Opens First Outlet In Wangsa Maju
    Carabat AI, a homegrown smart lifestyle solutions provider, has recently launched its first customer experience outlet at Sunway Avila Avenue, Wangsa Maju. Officiating the the opening ceremony yesterday was Datuk Johan Pahlawan Lela Perkasa Sitiawan Datuk Muhammed Abdullah. The new outlet serves as an interactive space for visitors to explore a variety of AI-powered home […] The post Homegrown Tech Brand, Carabat AI, Opens First Outlet In Wangsa Maju appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 36 min )
    ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X Hands On: It Has Xbox DNA, But…
    Ever since I laid my hands on the first ASUS ROG Ally all those years ago, my Steam Deck, sadly, has been treated as the neglected stepchild. I’m not proud of it, but I fear the situation is only going to intensify with the arrival of the Xbox Ally X in my lab. So, let’s […] The post ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X Hands On: It Has Xbox DNA, But… appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 40 min )
    The New Fujifilm instax mini LiPlay+ Features A Selfie Camera
    Fujifilm recently launched a new hybrid instant camera. Dubbed the instax mini LiPlay+, it serves as an update to the mini LiPlay launched back in 2019. Naturally, it gets some new features, including an extra camera meant for taking selfies. Design-wise, the compact camera sports a boxy and textured body, with two colour options including […] The post The New Fujifilm instax mini LiPlay+ Features A Selfie Camera appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    iPhone Air Review: Strangely Mundane
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    vivo X300 Pro Hands On: Two Frontiers, One Phone
    Following the vivo X300 series launch event, we were loaned a unit of the Pro variant for a day. The whole of said day also involves going around Shanghai and taking in the sights of the city. Which means that this hands on will be a bit more camera-orientated than the usual. That being said, […] The post vivo X300 Pro Hands On: Two Frontiers, One Phone appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 38 min )
    2026 Zeekr 7X Spotted In China; Facelifted Model Reveals Design Tweaks
    Spy images of the facelifted 2026 Zeekr 7X have surfaced on Weibo. The images reveal several exterior updates while maintaining the car’s signature futuristic styling. The updates start at the front, where a reshaped lower bumper sports a more dynamic and aggressive appearance. At the rear, the licence plate section has been repositioned higher, while […] The post 2026 Zeekr 7X Spotted In China; Facelifted Model Reveals Design Tweaks appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    HONOR Teases “Robot Phone” With AI Gimbal Camera
    In conjunction with the official Chinese launch of the Magic8 and Magic8 Pro smartphones, HONOR teased an upcoming device called the Robot Phone. Though the concept device is still a long way away from being fully unveiled next year, the consumer tech company has provided a teaser video of what to expect. Immediately stating the […] The post HONOR Teases “Robot Phone” With AI Gimbal Camera appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 17 min )
    HONOR Magic8 Lineup Debuts In China With MagicOS 10, Dedicated AI Button
    HONOR has officially launched the Magic8 series in its home market, succeeding last year’s Magic7 lineup. Featuring a base model and a Pro variant, the phones come with a new AI button that serves as a shortcut for the brand’s YOYO AI assistant. Starting with the regular Magic8, the device sports a 6.58-inch OLED LTPO […] The post HONOR Magic8 Lineup Debuts In China With MagicOS 10, Dedicated AI Button appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 36 min )
    Subaru Teases E-STI EV For Japan Mobility Show 2025
    Subaru has unveiled its line-up for the upcoming Japan Mobility Show (JMS), featuring six models in total. Among them, the standout is the electric iteration of the legendary STI badge, the Performance-E STI Concept. According to the automaker, this battery electric vehicle (BEV) concept embodies the future of Subaru’s performance segment. From the official images, […] The post Subaru Teases E-STI EV For Japan Mobility Show 2025 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    Razer Launches Kiyo V2 Webcams; Starts From RM469
    It has been a good while since Razer touched its webcam lineup of products after the release of its Razer Kiyo Pro webcam. Now, after a few good years, the gaming brand is finally updating its webcam series with two new additions called the Kiyo V2 and Kiyo V2 X. Starting with the leaner Kiyo […] The post Razer Launches Kiyo V2 Webcams; Starts From RM469 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    X To Test Country-Of-Origin Labels And Account Transparency Features
    Elon Musk-owned social media platform X will be internally testing new transparency tools that reveal more details about user accounts, including their country of origin. The initiative, led by X’s Head of Product Nikita Bier, aims to help users better assess the credibility and authenticity of accounts, particularly as bots and anonymous operators become more […] The post X To Test Country-Of-Origin Labels And Account Transparency Features appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Maxis’ Mobile App Now Has Miya, The Telco’s Generative AI Assistant
    Once upon a time, Maxis unveiled MIRA for its Concept Store in The Gardens Mall. The earlier this year, the telco introduced Mia, the generative AI for B2B clients powered by AWS tech. More recently, the telco announced Miya instead for the average customer. Standing for “Maxis Intelligence, Your Assistant”, Miya is “built using Google […] The post Maxis’ Mobile App Now Has Miya, The Telco’s Generative AI Assistant appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    Apple Unveils iPad Pro Refresh; Now With M5 Chip
    Just earlier this week, we’ve seen claims of Apple unveiling its new M5 chip, and refreshing hardware with the base model of said chip. The claim turns out to be accurate after all, as the iPad Pro has been given such a refresh. The new chip, according to the bitten fruit brand, means an AI […] The post Apple Unveils iPad Pro Refresh; Now With M5 Chip appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Apple Launches 14-Inch MacBook Pro With New M5 Chip; Starts From RM6,999
    Apple has quietly unveiled the new 14-inch MacBook Pro, this time powered by its latest M5 processor. The laptop marks a subtle yet strategic update for the company, where it introduces the new chip through its entry-level Pro model first, rather than alongside higher-end variants like the M5 Pro or M5 Max. The latter two […] The post Apple Launches 14-Inch MacBook Pro With New M5 Chip; Starts From RM6,999 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Apple Announces M5 Chip With Upgrades To AI Performance
    Apple has officially introduced its newest M-series processor, the M5. Built on third-generation 3nm technology, the new chip focuses on improvements in terms of AI performance. Of course, this shouldn’t come as a surprise, seeing as it is the current trend. Either way, the M5 features a 10-core CPU consisting of six efficiency cores and […] The post Apple Announces M5 Chip With Upgrades To AI Performance appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )

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    How to Create Kubernetes Cluster and Security Groups for Pods in AWS [Full Handbook]
    Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) Security Groups for Pods is a powerful feature that enables fine-grained network security controls at the pod level. This guide walks you through implementing this feature, from initial cluster setup to testing...  ( 40 min )
    How to Create Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) with Custom Claims Using Firebase Rules
    When you’re building an application, not all users should have the same level of access. For example, an admin might be able to update or delete some data (logs excluded), while a regular user should only be able to read it. This is where Role-Based ...  ( 9 min )
    How to Use the ChatGPT Apps SDK: Build a Pizza App with Apps SDK
    OpenAI recently introduced ChatGPT Apps, powered by the new Apps SDK and the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Think of these apps as plugins for ChatGPT: You can invoke them naturally in a conversation. They can render custom interactive UIs inside Ch...  ( 8 min )
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    O Valor do Qualis na Ciência Brasileira: Uma Doença Coletiva? (episódio de 2023)
    Em 48:00 Pergunta de Adolfo Neto: O que você acha do valor que se dá ao Qualis na ciência brasileira? Resposta de Guilherme Travassos: Se eu pudesse ser bastante explícito e curto, eu diria que o Qualis se transformou numa doença, numa catarse coletiva. E qual é o motivo disso? Bom, quando a gente implantou o Qualis – e quando eu falo "a gente", é coletivo, obviamente eu participei das discussões iniciais – a intenção era poder ter um referencial coletivo. Vou repetir de novo, coletivo, de produção, que pudesse servir para realizar alguma comparação entre GRUPOS de pesquisa. Então, o Qualis olha para trás, vê o que é que o pessoal fez, equaliza isso para trás e depois faz uma comparação. É como se fosse quase que uma tentativa de normalização. Perfeito. A ideia é boa enquanto vai até esse …  ( 7 min )
    How to Import Excel Files to Matlab in 2025?
    Importing Excel files into MATLAB is a common task for engineers and data scientists who need to perform data analysis, visualization, and mathematical modeling. In 2025, with the latest updates to MATLAB and Excel, this process remains efficient and user-friendly. Here, we provide a step-by-step guide to importing Excel files into MATLAB, which will be helpful for beginners and experienced users alike. Before importing, ensure that your Excel file is formatted correctly: Check the Data Range: Ensure that your data is within a proper range, without any unnecessary empty rows or columns. Data Labels: Include headers in the first row for better data recognition once imported. File Formatting: Save your Excel file in .xlsx format as it supports better functionality with MATLAB. Launch MATLAB …  ( 7 min )
    Coding Challenge Practice - Question 28
    The task is to implement a Node Store, which supports DOM elements as keys. The boilerplate code class NodeStore { /** * @param {Node} node * @param {any} value */ set(node, value) { } /** * @param {Node} node * @return {any} */ get(node) { } /** * @param {Node} node * @return {Boolean} */ has(node) { } } To use DOM elements as keys, we use a WeakMap. It is designed specifically for this kind of task because its key must be objects, and it automatically removes entries when the key object is no longer in memory, preventing memory leaks. The first step is to initialize a new WeakMap to store mappings between nodes and values. this._store = new WeakMap() The set method adds a new entry to the store. It takes the DOM node and any other value and saves the mapping in the WeakMap. set(node, value) { this._store.set(node, value) } The get method retrieves the value associated with a given node get(node) { return this._store.get(node) } The has method checks whether a particular node exists as a key in the store has(node) { return this._store.has(node) } There's no need to check for invalid inputs because WeakMap automatically adds that. The final code is: class NodeStore { constructor() { this._store = new WeakMap() } set(node, value) { this._store.set(node, value) } get(node) { return this._store.get(node) } has(node) { return this._store.has(node) } } That's all folks!  ( 6 min )
    Roast My Code: IA que revisa tu código con humor y brutalidad
    Roast My Code: IA que revisa tu código con humor y brutalidad Como desarrolladores, todos hemos pasado horas depurando código y corrigiendo errores que parecían invisibles. ¿Y si pudieras recibir un feedback honesto, rápido y hasta divertido de tu código sin tener que esperar a que alguien más lo revise? ¡Aquí es donde entra Roast My Code! 🔥 Roast My Code es una herramienta web que utiliza inteligencia artificial para analizar tu código y darte: Correcciones automáticas. Feedback brutalmente honesto. Sugerencias prácticas y fáciles de entender. Un toque de humor para que no te frustres mientras aprendes. Todo esto en tiempo real, directamente en tu navegador. Escribes tu código en el chat de la página. Elegís el modo de revisión (desde “savage” hasta más suave 😉). La IA revisa tu código y te entrega: Errores línea por línea. Scores de desempeño y legibilidad. Consejos claros y divertidos para mejorar. No importa si tu código es Python, JavaScript o cualquier otro lenguaje: Roast My Code está diseñado para darte feedback útil y entretenido. ✅ Mejora tu productividad: optimiza tu código más rápido. ✅ Aprende buenas prácticas mientras recibís feedback. ✅ Ideal para programadores chilenos y de toda Latinoamérica. ✅ Divertido y educativo: convierte el code review en algo entretenido. Si quieres probarlo, puedes hacerlo aquí: 🌐 Roast My Code ¡No esperes más para que tu código reciba un roast brutalmente honesto! 👊 PD: Si te gusta, compartí tu experiencia y ayuda a otros devs a descubrir Roast My Code.  ( 6 min )
    Getting Started with Strands Agents: A Simple Guide to Building AI Agents the Easy Way
    Getting Started with Strands Agents: A Beginner-Friendly Guide Introduction In May 2025, AWS released Strands Agents, an open-source SDK that makes it easier to build autonomous AI agents. Instead of wiring up complex flows, Strands uses a model-first approach: the language model plans, reasons, and calls tools. You focus on three things: a model, a prompt, and a set of tools. This post explains what that means, when to use it, and how to spin up a simple chatbot. Traditional agent frameworks (e.g., LangChain, Semantic Kernel) let you connect LLMs to tools but often require you to design the workflow (chains/graphs, branching, retries). when to call a tool how to combine tools how many steps to take when to stop Although built by AWS, Strands can run with multiple providers (e…  ( 8 min )
    Announcing InsForge’s Hacktoberfest 2025 — Contribute, build, and win
    Hacktoberfest is already in full swing, and we’re excited to announce that InsForge is officially joining the celebration for the first time. We’ve prepared a special set of InsForge merch to recognize contributors who help shape the open source backend for AI coding agents. This Hacktoberfest, we’re focusing on builders who want to shape the future of AI-assisted development. By joining, you can: Shape the foundation for how AI agents build and deploy real apps Learn how to connect AI tools to production-ready backends Collaborate with a fast-growing community of builders pushing the limits of AI-assisted coding Earn exclusive InsForge merch Visit our GitHub Issues Pick something that interests you — SDK templates, documentation, dashboard UX, MCP, or integrations Submit a pull request when you’re ready Join our Discord community if you have questions or need help getting started No prior experience is required. Every contribution, no matter how small, helps another developer build faster. Open source works because people care enough to build together. If that sounds like you, this is your moment to jump in: Start contributing → https://github.com/insforge/insforge Join the community → https://discord.gg/insforge  ( 6 min )
    Day 1251 : I need a break
    liner notes: Professional : Had a couple of meetings today. There was no movement on the expense report I submitted almost 2 weeks ago. It's amazing! I have to ask for an update and miraculously my report is approved and sent for payment. Basically. every. time. They kicked back one of the expenses and I went back and forth with them on it. I submitted the expenses for the Barcelona trip, so we'll see what happens. I'm thinking I'll have to send an email in a week. haha. I also helped out with getting a demo ready for a presentation. I applied for a company credit card. Not much coding. Personal : Last night, I went through Bandcamp and picked what projects I'll purchase this week. I also updated my travel website with the last couple of posts. Don't really remember what else I did. So... I'm sick. I've been sneezing all day and been very fatigued. I need a break. Got some news that some folks I reached out to and sent some samples want to get a quote for an order. That was a cool surprise. I need to respond. Now that I'm more experienced with 3D modelling and got some new equipment since back then, I want to recreate the samples. Going to work on new models and print some prototypes tomorrow. The stuff I ordered last night should be coming soon. Looking forward to taking them apart and see how I can implement them into some product ideas. Have a great night! peace piece https://dwane.io / https://HIPHOPandCODE.com  ( 6 min )
    How I Accidentally Made My npm Package 324MB (and Fixed It)
    Last week, I tried to create a CodeSandbox demo for my npm package. It failed. I tried to create a demo on https://playcode.io/typescript and it failed again. The error message? ENOSPC: no space left on device I stared at my screen, confused. Then I checked the package size. 324MB. 😱 For context, React is about 6KB minified. My simple postal code lookup library was somehow 54,000 times larger. Here's the story of how I accidentally shipped a massive package to npm, how I fixed it, and what I learned building zero-dependency lookup libraries that are now used by developers worldwide. It started with a simple need: I wanted to validate US ZIP codes in a React app. "Easy," I thought. "There must be dozens of npm packages for this." I was right - there were dozens. But each had issues: ❌ Som…  ( 11 min )
    RESTful Services 101 — A Practical Guide for Frontend and Backend Developers
    Modern web and mobile applications rely on clean, well-structured APIs to exchange data. One of the most popular ways to build these APIs is the RESTful (Representational State Transfer) architecture — a simple yet powerful pattern for client-server communication over HTTP. In this article, we’ll walk through what RESTful services are, why they matter, and how to design one using PHP and JavaScript examples. A RESTful service is an architectural style that uses standard HTTP methods to interact with resources on a server. Each resource — for example, a house, user, or order — is identified by a unique URI (Uniform Resource Identifier), and the client performs actions using HTTP verbs like: Method Meaning GET Retrieve data POST Create new data PUT / PATCH Update existing d…  ( 8 min )
    Building a ChatGPT App with VoltAgent and the Apps SDK
    This guide shows how to use VoltAgent — a TypeScript framework for creating agents, MCP servers, and workflows — to deploy an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server and connect it to ChatGPT Apps using the Apps SDK. It demonstrates how to go from setup to a working ChatGPT-connected app step by step. OpenAI recently introduced ChatGPT Apps — a new framework that allows developers to build and publish their own tools and services directly inside ChatGPT. Using the Apps SDK, you can connect APIs, workflows, and MCP servers to ChatGPT, turning them into interactive applications that users can access directly from the chat interface. ChatGPT Apps are the next evolution of the MCP (Model Context Protocol) ecosystem. They allow developers to define capabilities through tools, resources, and prompts…  ( 9 min )
    Stack memory e Heap memory
    Embora esses dois tipos de memórias se refiram a formas diferentes de alocar e gerenciar dados durante a execução de um programa, entender como funcionam ajuda a prever o desempenho e possíveis comportamentos inesperados do código em desenvolvimento. O compilador tem acesso direto à stack memory, já que ela é usada para armazenar variáveis locais e dados cujo o tamanho é conhecido em tempo de compilação (significa que o compilador sabe exatamente quantos bytes aquele dado vai ocupar antes do programa começar a rodar, ou seja, o tamanho da variável é fixa e previsível), o que garante maior eficiência. Por outro lado, a heap memory é utilizada para armazenar dados que precisam permanecer acessíveis além do escopo atual ou cujo o tamanho só é conhecido em tempo de execução. Nela ficam os valo…  ( 9 min )
    Is Docker Becoming Too Heavy for Everyday Development?
    Docker has changed how we build, share, and deploy software. It’s hard to imagine a modern developer workflow without it. But lately, more and more developers are asking a tough question: has Docker become too heavy for what we actually need? When Docker first appeared, its mission was simple — isolate applications in containers so you could “build once, run anywhere.” It made local setup easier, deployment smoother, and dependency conflicts practically disappear. For years, Docker felt like magic. You could clone a repo, run one command, and boom, your environment was ready. No more “it works on my machine” nightmares. But as projects — and Docker itself — have evolved, the story has changed. Let’s be honest: Docker today isn’t as lightweight as it once was. Between container orchest…  ( 7 min )
    KEXP: Ezra Furman - Veil Song (Live on KEXP)
    Ezra Furman rips through a live take of “Veil Song” at KEXP’s Seattle studio (recorded August 13, 2025), joined by Liz Furman on vocals/guitar, Ben Joseph on keys and guitar, Sam Durkes on drums, Jorgen Jorgensen on bass and Lilah Larson on guitar. Host Cheryl Waters keeps things rolling, while Kevin Suggs and Matt Ogaz handle audio duties and a five-camera crew (Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Scott Holpainen, Luke Knecht & Ettie Wahl) plus editor Carlos Cruz capture every moment. For more Ezra Furman goodness, head to ezrafurman.com or kexp.org—and don’t forget to join their YouTube channel for extra perks! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    KEXP: Ezra Furman - Submission (Live on KEXP)
    Ezra Furman rocked the KEXP studio on August 13, 2025, laying down a live version of “Submission.” Backed by Liz Furman (vocals, guitar), Ben Joseph (keys, guitar), Sam Durkes (drums), Jorgen Jorgensen (bass) and Lilah Larson (guitar), the session was hosted by Cheryl Waters, engineered by Kevin Suggs and mastered by Matt Ogaz. Five cameras—Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Scott Holpainen, Luke Knecht & Ettie Wahl—captured every moment, with Carlos Cruz also handling the edit. Dive deeper at ezrafurman.com or kexp.org, and join the YouTube channel for exclusive perks! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    KEXP: Indigo De Souza - Be Like The Water (Live on KEXP)
    Indigo De Souza poured her heart into a live KEXP session, delivering a haunting rendition of “Be Like The Water” straight from their Seattle studio on August 31, 2025. Backed by Landon George (bass), Maddie Shuler (guitar/keys/vocals) and Lila Richardson (drums), she turns every chord into a confessional moment, captured by host Ashley McDonald and audio wizard Kevin Suggs, then polished by mastering guru Matt Ogaz. Shot by Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Scott Holpainen & Emma Juncosa (with Cruz also handling the edit), this performance feels intimate yet expansive. Dive deeper at indigodesouza.com or stream more KEXP magic at kexp.org—bonus perks await on her YouTube channel! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    KEXP: Indigo De Souza - Not My Body (Live on KEXP)
    Indigo De Souza – “Not My Body” (Live on KEXP) Indigo De Souza takes over the KEXP studio with a raw, intimate live performance of “Not My Body,” laid down on August 31, 2025. She’s joined by Landon George on bass, Maddie Shuler handling guitar, keys, and backing vocals, and Lila Richardson on drums—all hosted by the ever-enthusiastic Ashley McDonald. Audio engineer Kevin Suggs captured the session, with Matt Ogaz on mastering duties to make sure every note hits just right. A four-camera setup (Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Scott Holpainen & Emma Juncosa) caught every riff, and editor Carlos Cruz stitched it all together for a seamless watch. Dive deeper into Indigo’s world at her official site or jump into KEXP’s channel for extra perks and exclusives! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    KEXP: Circles Around the Sun - Hot Pursuit (Live on KEXP)
    Circles Around the Sun rolled into the KEXP studio on August 21, 2025, and tore through a fiery live version of “Hot Pursuit.” The four-piece—Dan Horne on bass, Mark Levyz on drums, Adam MacDougall on keys and John Lee Shannon on guitar—laid down some serious instrumental grooves under host Troy Nelson’s watchful ear. Behind the scenes, audio engineer Kevin Suggs, mixer Dan Horne and mastering whiz Matt Ogaz polished the sound, while a crack team of camera operators and editor Jim Beckmann made sure you caught every riff. Catch more from the band on their Bandcamp page or dive into the full performance at KEXP.org. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    KEXP: Circles Around the Sun & Mikaela Davis - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
    Circles Around the Sun teamed up with harpist/vocalist Mikaela Davis for a special live studio session at KEXP on August 21, 2025. They ran through three tunes—Hot Pursuit, After Sunrise, and Moonbow—backed by Dan Horne on bass, Mark Levyz on drums, Adam MacDougall on keys, and John Lee Shannon on guitar. Host Troy Nelson kept the vibes flowing while Kevin Suggs (audio engineer), Dan Horne (audio mixer), and Matt Ogaz (mastering) ensured every note sounded pristine. A crack team of five camera operators captured it all before editor Jim Beckmann wove the footage into the final cut. Craving more? Check out their music on Bandcamp or head over to KEXP.org, and don’t forget to join the YouTube channel for exclusive perks! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    NPR Music: Silvana Estrada: Tiny Desk Concert
    Silvana Estrada’s Bittersweet Tiny Desk Debut Veracruz-born Silvana Estrada brings that son jarocho spirit and ocean-deep emotion to her Tiny Desk performance, trading concert halls for an intimate setting with just her voice, a cuatro venezolano and a handful of musicians. Over the course of four songs—including the haunting “Como un Pájaro” and the hopeful “Good Luck, Good Night”—she weaves pain and beauty into something you can’t help but feel. Drawn from her latest album, Vendrán Suaves Lluvias, Estrada’s Tiny Desk set captures the grief of losing a friend and the strength it takes to heal. With a stellar cast—piano, cello da spalla, euphonium, trumpet and more—she bends her wounds into hope, proving that sometimes the smallest stages hold the biggest moments. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Polyphonic: When artists don't write their own songs
    When artists don't write their own songs kicks off with a sweet 20% off deal on Brilliant’s annual premium plan, then dives into pre-order links for Noah LeFevre’s new book Century of Song at Barnes & Noble, Blackwells, Indie Bound, Amazon, Books-A-Million, Books Inc., and Chapters. If you’re digging the Polyphonic vibe, you can keep the tunes (and deep dives) coming by supporting on Patreon, following on Twitter, or joining the Polyphonic Discord community. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Rick Beato: Finally…Breaking Down Kansas LIVE
    Finally…Breaking Down Kansas LIVE takes you inside Rick’s deep-dive on his favorite Kansas track, where he peels back the stems, teases apart the song structure and arrangement, and geeks out over all the musical choices that make the tune tick. Plus, there’s a flash deal on Rick’s Professional Guitar Collection—Quick Lessons Pro, The Arpeggio Masterclass, The Beato Book Interactive and the Ear Training Program—worth over $400, all yours for $89 until October 10th at midnight EST. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Rick Beato: Is There Anything Bumblefoot Can't Play? ...No!
    In this chat, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal walks us through a career that’s taken him from gritty garage bands to rocking stages with Guns N’ Roses, all while carving out a singular solo path. He dives into the nuts and bolts of his playing style—think intricate finger­tapping, hybrid picking and tone­sculpting tricks that fuel his signature sound. Beyond the technical deep dive, Bumblefoot spills on his latest musical adventures, teasing new tracks, collaborations and live plans that prove he’s always pushing creative boundaries. If you’ve ever wondered how a guitar geek stays one step ahead, this interview is your backstage pass. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Rick Beato: The Concepts That Actually Changed My Playing
    The livestream breaks down the exact music-theory concepts that transformed head-knowledge into real-time playing magic, letting you hear and apply each idea on the spot. You’ll see how understanding scales, intervals, and chord relationships can open up your fretboard in a whole new way. Plus, there’s a 50% off deal on The Scale Matrix (all 25+ scales) for the next two days—perfect if you want a quick shortcut to mastering your fretboard. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Danny Maude: Everyone Is Bad At Chipping...Until They Learn This
    Everyone Is Bad At Chipping…Until They Learn This Everyone struggles with chip shots until they nail the technique. In his latest video, Danny Maude shows the basic setup for perfect chips from good lies, then walks you through adjustments for bare hard-pan, thick rough and even uphill/downhill lies—plus a slick tour-style trick used by Tiger and Rory. Ready to up your short game? Hit the link for the full lesson, grab the free practice plan, and join Danny’s community for weekly tips, drills and more golf goodness. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Brotli vs. Gzip for Web Performance In Static Sites
    Hello, I'm Maneshwar. I'm working on FreeDevTools online currently building *one place for all dev tools, cheat codes, and TLDRs* — a free, open-source hub where developers can quickly find and use tools without any hassle of searching all over the internet. In the world of web performance, every kilobyte counts. Faster load times lead to happier users, better SEO rankings, and improved conversion rates. One of the most effective ways to shrink your website's footprint is through compression. For years, Gzip has been the reigning champion, but a newer contender, Brotli, has emerged, offering even better performance. But what exactly are they, what's the difference, and how do you ensure your static site, especially one built with Astro, is leveraging the best possible compression? Let's…  ( 10 min )
    WEBSOCKETS
    The WebSocket API makes it possible to open a two-way interactive communication session between the user's browser and a server. With this API, you can send messages to a server and receive responses without having to poll the server for a reply The WebSocket protocol is the underlying communication standard, while the WebSocket API is the interface that developers use in client-side applications (like web browsers) to leverage the capabilities of that protocol. The client and the server can communicate without the handshake. The communication needs to started by the client generally. WebSocket servers are used for real time communication (provide full duplex communication). It is persistent in nature, once connection made, it remains. Sockets are - In-build A library called Socket.IO It i…  ( 8 min )
    The enigma of Python Enums
    The basics of Enums are explained pretty well here. My goal here is to go over some specific pitfalls and provide some insight into how things work under the hood, without diving into the nitty-gritty details of meta-classes. Python Enums are not some special language construct, they are made using Python tools available to us, and provided as part of the standard library. In fact, you could create your own Enum if you wanted to. To do that, you'd use metaclasses, which you can also see in the standard library implementation. For now, the takeaway is that Enums don't require any special syntax unlike in some other languages (for example, in c++ you'd use the reserved keyword enum or enum class), whereas is python you create them just like a class. An Enum is meant to be some limited set of…  ( 9 min )
    Ng-News 25/41: Future Testing Framework: Vitest or Jest?
    Several PRs point to Vitest as Angular’s next test runner. But what does the team say officially? Mark Thompson clarifies. 🧪 Future Testing Frameworks The testing tooling situation in Angular is up for a change. This isn’t totally new. Back in Angular 16, the team introduced an experimental Jest mode - intended to be the alternative to Jasmine & Karma. Additionally, because Karma is deprecated, the plan has long been to replace it (or at least shift) with Web Test Runner or similar. That was the state in 2023, and it’s mostly the same as of Angular 20 (2025). The official tooling is still Jasmine & Karma. But the team is now looking at Vitest as another potential possibility — rather than Jest as previously communicated. Last week, a PR landed for migrating from Jasmine t…  ( 7 min )
    Understanding Engine for Your Codebase
    I'm working on Macroscope - an understanding engine for your codebase. Macroscope uses ASTs to build a graph-based model of your entire codebase and connects with tools like Linear and JIRA to synthesize, summarize, and answer what’s actually happening in your code. (We also have a Slackbot that you can ask any question about your code!) We just launched and are offering a 2wk free trial. Would love for you to try it out and give me any feedback :) macroscope.com/  ( 6 min )
    No Code Chrome Extension Builder: Create Extensions in Seconds
    🚀 No Code? No Problem. Build Chrome Extensions with AI! 👋 Intro Have you ever had an idea for an app or Chrome extension that made you think: “This would be so useful!”… and then reality hit—you don’t actually know how to code it? Yeah, I’ve been there. I once had what I thought was a genius idea for a Chrome extension. I was excited—until I realized building one the traditional way means diving deep into JavaScript, JSON files, manifest versions, and a whole bunch of trial and error. Not exactly fun when you’re short on time. So, instead of banging my head against code, I tried something different: I asked AI chatbots to do the heavy lifting for me. With ChatGPT, I was able to generate working extensions from just a prompt. It felt like magic—until it wasn’t. Sometimes i…  ( 8 min )
    The Complete Guide to Testing React & Next.js Applications with Cypress
    The Complete Guide to Testing React & Next.js Applications with Cypress Why Cypress for React & Next.js Testing? Modern web applications built with React and Next.js require robust testing to ensure UI consistency, functional reliability, and optimal performance. While tools like Jest and React Testing Library handle unit and integration tests, Cypress.io excels in end-to-end (E2E) testing, offering: ✅ Real-time reloading & debugging ✅ Automatic waiting for elements ✅ Network request control & mocking ✅ Cross-browser testing support However, challenges like dynamic content, state management, and rendering issues can complicate testing. This guide covers best practices for testing React & Next.js apps with Cypress. npm install cypress --save-dev npx cypress open # Launch Cypress /c…  ( 9 min )
    Core Technical Topics to Master in Cypress for Effective E2E Testing
    Core Technical Topics to Master in Cypress for Effective E2E Testing End-to-end (E2E) testing is a crucial part of modern web development, ensuring that applications work as expected from the user’s… End-to-end (E2E) testing is a crucial part of modern web development, ensuring that applications work as expected from the user’s perspective. Cypress has emerged as a leading tool for E2E testing due to its speed, reliability, and developer-friendly features. In this guide, we’ll explore the core technical topics you need to master in Cypress, including writing tests, best practices, and integrating Cypress into CI/CD pipelines. Cypress provides multiple ways to select DOM elements: cy.get() – Uses CSS selectors (e.g., cy.get('.btn')). cy.contains() – Finds elements by text content (e.g…  ( 8 min )
    Computer and Technology Basics for absolute beginner
    🧩 1. “What Is a Computer?” → Hardware vs Software Diagram Lecture Summary: Computer = electronic device that processes data. Hardware = physical parts. Software = instructions that tell hardware what to do. Types: desktops, laptops, servers, and smart devices. Connected Diagram: +----------------------+ | SOFTWARE | | (OS + Applications) | +----------------------+ | HARDWARE | | (CPU, RAM, Storage) | +----------------------+ DevOps Connection: In cloud servers (EC2, Azure VM), you select both hardware (CPU, RAM, Storage) and software (Ubuntu, Amazon Linux, etc.). As a DevOps engineer, you control both layers — for example, automating software setup on hardware with Ansible or Terraform. Lecture Summary: Power button, USB ports, HDMI, audio jacks, Ethernet port…  ( 11 min )
    Common Mistakes I Made as a Junior Backend Developer
    When I started as a backend developer, I thought I just needed to make things ‘work.’ Turns out, that mindset cost me a lot of time, bugs, and headaches. These are a few mistakes I made early on—and what I wish I had done differently. My first instinct was to build for the future. I'd read about microservices, message queues, and complex caching strategies, and I wanted to use them all. I was trying to make my simple CRUD application "scalable" before it even had a single user, adding layers of abstraction when a simple function would have done the job. A project that should have taken a week took over a month. The complexity was overwhelming. Debugging a simple request meant tracing it through multiple services and network calls. Instead of delivering a working product, I had built an int…  ( 10 min )
    Conquering Cypress Test Failures: A Comprehensive Guide to Common Errors & Automated Reporting
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    Generated Content
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    KEXP: Ezra Furman - Veil Song (Live on KEXP)
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    Speed up Docker image builds with cache management
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    Cybersecurity Weekly #5 : Keeping Freelancers Safe on Public Wi-Fi in 2025
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    Simplify Your Laravel Code with Route Model Binding!
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    KEXP: Circles Around the Sun & Mikaela Davis - After Sunrise (Live on KEXP)
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    KEXP: Circles Around the Sun & Mikaela Davis - Moonbow (Live on KEXP)
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    Bitcoin Treasury Companies Should Lean Into the Lightning Network
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